Praem Mehta and Katie Kuschminder The human rights violations and targeted violence against Rohingya communities in Rakhine State, Myanmar have forced over 687,000 people to flee to Bangladesh since 25 August 2017. As of 30 March there are now more than 898,000 Rohingya refugees living in overcrowded, inadequate camp conditions in Cox’s Bazar. The crisis is thus far from over. With the monsoon season imminent, heavy rains and flooding will increase the vulnerability of camp residents, … [Read more...]
Boris Johnson Wants ‘Safe, Dignified Return’ for Rohingya – Why it’s Way too Early to Mention ‘Return’
Since 25 August 2017, 688,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh in one of the worlds worst humanitarian crisis of 2017. The Rohingya are a minority group that have long been persecuted in Myanmar, with new waves of violence and burning of villages beginning in August 2017 as an ethnic cleansing. The UK has pledged 59 million pounds to the crisis and Boris Johnson has visited both Bangladesh and Myanmar this week to promote ‘safe, dignified return’ for the Rohingya. Late last … [Read more...]
EUI Times Opinion Piece on Debunking Misconceptions about Return Migration Myths
Debunking misconceptions about return migration Written by Katie Kuschminder on 8th November 2017. Posted in Current opinions, Opinions Every day thousands of people return to their home countries and communities after having migrated to another country or city. While much has been written about migration and integration processes, far less light has been shed on what happens when migrants return home, and attempt to reintegrate into society. In this piece, I will point out three … [Read more...]
Mygration Story
At UNU-Merit our communications coordinator Howard Hudson started a series on the migration stories of staff at the UNU. This is a great series that shows the diversity of family histories and individuals migration experiences at UNU. I have had the pleasure to recently contribute to the series with my own story reposted here. Mygration Story: From Tsarist Oppression to Trudeau Tolerance As a Canadian, my ‘mygration’ story is not unusual – a mix of different places and several … [Read more...]
Launch of the First Migration Course at University College Maastricht
As Maastricht University enters period 4 of the 2015/2016 academic year, it is very exciting that for the first time the University College Maastricht (UCM) is offering a course on migration! Thanks to the innovation of Interim Dean, Teun Dekker, this course was added to the course calender late last year to bring the topic of migration to UCM students. The course was met with a fantastic response and has over 80 students enrolled. I am happy to be the Course Coordinator and Developer of the … [Read more...]