"SYDNEY: Australia told a group of rescued Sri Lankan asylum-seekers they could not choose their destination and refused to rule out using force after they refused to disembark in Indonesia. Foreign Minister...
created by lalith | 3 years ago 220 views | 8 recommendations | 4 comments
Well today we have some very good news about those so called consentration camps in Sri Lanka. Yes they have started to release the prisoners. None I may add have numbers stamped on their arms and the realesed...
Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday announced that India is willing to give Sri Lanka an aid to the tune of USD 100Mn to help the island nation settle down the Internally Displaced Tamils (IDTs)....
created by Mritunjay | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 299 views | 29 recommendations | 11 comments
Today is World Poverty Day. The main mission of Think Humanity is: “Joining in the fight against malaria by providing refugees with resources and manpower.” We have provided more than 8,000 mosquito nets (LLIN)...
Barry Artiste Op/Ed It's about friggin time, course in 1999 the deportation levels were low as the Liberal Party in late 1998-1999 were in power during this time, perhaps the Liberals under Prime Minister Chretien were too busy getting al-qaeda terrorists out of prison to...
Barry Artiste Op/EdMany will have a mixed reaction to this dismantling of a migrant camp in Calais.But many on the other hand will state, you came here illegally, head back home and make a difference in your own...
created by Barry ORegan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 196 views | 32 recommendations | 8 comments
Settling all Muslim Sinhala and Tamil homeless as soon as possible will be a great thing. Happy to see efforts are made by the governor to this end!"Resettlement of Muslim families by end of Ramazan festival Four hundred Muslim families will be resettled shortly in...
In 2006 my daughter, Aimee Heckel, traveled to Uganda to visit a refugee camp as a journalist on assignment. She wrote a series on the life of refugees. My life changed. Education was a problem in the camp so I...
created by Think Humanity | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 315 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The three Amigos met in Guadalajar, Mexico today. President Obama met with his North American counterparts, President Calderon of Mexico and Stephen Harper of Canada. The three had many issues to...
Clashes between the Pakistan government and the Taliban have forced nearly three million people from their homes in north-west Pakistan. Recenty, 800,000 refugees have been able to return to their homes, but over a million people are still living with host communities, and...
created by Annina Bergman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 272 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
Questions still remain about the fate of 12 under age refugees from Afghanistan and Iraq who disappeared from a shelter in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second city. According to reports in the Greek press the 12 were...
created by Teacher Dude | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 589 views | 24 recommendations | 3 comments
Visas will be required for travelers entering Canada from the Czech Republic and Mexico. Canada has slapped visa requirements on travelers from Mexico and the Czech Republic. A surge in refuge claims from...
Early on Sunday morning hundreds of members of the Greek police force raided an unofficial refugee camp in the Greek port of Patras as part of an nationwide 'clean sweep" operation. The camp which has been in...
created by Teacher Dude | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 313 views | 30 recommendations | 3 comments
The following is my commentary concerning, "UN Official Demands Torture Accountability," (by Edger. Antemedius.com. July 2, 2009) and specifically Edger's comment at the end of that post as follows, "Where is the...
opinion by TomUsher | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 319 views | 0 recommendations | 6 comments
" Tamils' transit to Australia, 'land of freedom' July 4, 2009 Among the 100,000 refugees in Malaysia, many Sri Lankans are ready to risk all on a clandestine...
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