Refugee rights : ethics, advocacy, and Africa / David Hollenbach, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hollenbach, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Africa.

Refugees.

Human rights--Africa.

Human rights.

Asylum, Right of--Africa.

Asylum, Right of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Of the over 33 million refugees and internally displaced people in the world today, a disproportionate percentage are found in Africa. Most have been driven from their homes by armed strife, displacing people into settings that fail to meet standards for even basic human dignity. Protection of the human rights of these people is highly uncertain and unpredictable. Many refugee service agencies agree advocacy on behalf of the displaced is a key aspect of their task. But those working in the field are so pressed by urgent crises that they can rarely analyze the requirements of advocacy systemati

Contents:

There is more than one way of dying : an Ethiopian perspective on long term stays in refugee camps / Abebe Feyissa with Rebecca Horn

What we owe to refugees and IDPs : an inquiry into the rights of the forcibly displaced / William O'Neill

Burundian refugees in western Tanzania : responsibilities for advocacy / Joint Commission for Refugees of the Burundi and Tanzania Episcopal Conferences

The right to freedom of movement for refugees in Uganda / Lucy Hovil and Moses Chrispus Okello

The plight of urban refugees in Nairobi, Kenya / John Burton Wagacha and John Guiney

Protection as capability expansion : practical ethics for assisting urban refugees / Loren Landau

Sexual violence, gender roles, and displacement / Binaifer Nowrojee

Justice, women's rights, and forced migration / Susan Martin

Human rights, the use of force, and displacement in the Great Lakes region : Reflections on a troubling trend / Khoti Kamanga

Internally displaced people, sovereignty, and the responsibility to protect / David Hollenbach

Internally displaced persons in northern Uganda : a challenge for peace and reconciliation / Lam Oryem Cosmas

Justice and peace : reintegration and reconciliation of returning displaced persons in post-conflict situations / Stephen J. Pope

Key ethical issues in the practices and policies of refugee-serving NGOs and churches / Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-58901-405-7

1-4356-4870-6

OCLC:

652626238