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176 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya to Rwanda
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday it evacuated 176 vulnerable asylum seekers from Libya to Rwanda on a humanitarian flight.
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UN raises alarm over 'continuing' expulsions of asylum seekers from Libya
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled from Libya, raising concerns at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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15 EU countries to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 11 (ANI): Fifteen European Union (EU) countries on Thursday decided to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees in order to prevent irregular immigration of these people.
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Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet discusses wide-ranging issues during W
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], December 10 (ANI): The Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet met and discussed action plans for Tibet on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Winter Session of the Swiss Parliament, said Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).
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SC issues notice to Centre on plea to provide ration to refugees registere
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central government on a plea seeking to ensure food security for all refugees and asylum-seekers registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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Belarus-Poland crisis: UN urges all parties to respect human rights
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties to respect human rights and refrain from using them for political ends.
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Uyghurs who fled China still await asylum status, say world have abandoned
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): Muslim Uyghurs of Xinjiang who fled China amid discrimination, imprisonment, torture, enforced sterilization, and persecution has still not been granted asylum and they said that the world has abandoned them.
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Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR building in Indonesia over delay in
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 7 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghan refugees continued to sit in protest outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) building in Indonesia over delay in processing their asylum applications.
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UNHCR urges Libya to address 'dire' situation of asylum-seekers
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday called on the Libyan authorities to immediately address the "dire situation of asylum-seekers and refugees in a humane and rights-based manner."
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Using force against Afghan refugees outside UNHCR may have international r
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): The Police informed the Delhi High Court on Friday that no prior permission was sought by the Afghanistan refugees and asylum seekers camping outside the UNHCR office, and using police force may have international ramifications.
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Plea in Delhi HC seeks removal of Afghan refugees, asylum seekers camping
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over a large gathering of Afghan nationals in the temporary structures outside the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Vasant Vihar here.
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France evacuated almost 2,000 people from Kabul since Taliban takeover
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 23 (ANI): France has evacuated nearly 2,000 people, including French nationals and Afghan asylum seekers, from Afghanistan since the Taliban seized the capital of Kabul on August 15, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday.
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