Jeff Crisp
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Tweeting on refugees, asylum, migration & borders. Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford. Former Head, Policy Development & Evaluation Service, UNHCR.
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Today's good news story.
Actor Hugh Grant is fast becoming a popular favourite to replace Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister.
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This is what politicians and the media are calling "Britain's migrant crisis."
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Respect!
Celebrity humanitarianism without white saviourism:
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Shameful stuff.
One of the worst refugee photos ever published:
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It will be VERY interesting to see whether the Ukraine emergency has any impact on the passage of the UK's dreadful new Borders Bill, which seeks to eliminate the right to claim asylum in the country & which has been roundly condemned by UNHCR:
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
"Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution."
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Someone asked why I am critical of aid agency logos. Here are some reasons.
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I'm blocking anyone who objects to this tweet because I can't deal with people who have no sense of humour.
And anyway, the Paddington films are a progressive project, as explained here:
@ColinYeo1
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"I have white skin, I was born in a rich country, I have the right passport, I was allowed to attend three universities, and I graduated at the age of 23. I feel a moral obligation to help those people who did have the foundations that I did."
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The UK is placing dozens of fake sharks in the English Channel in order to deter refugees from coming to the country.
Seriously.
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Someone should write an article explaining exactly why conditions for refugees in Lesvos have not improved in five years, despite all the money that been made available for this situation. Below: photos from January 2017 and 2021. Spot the difference!
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My mum died of COVID-19 two weeks ago.
And now the whole of the UK media is fawning over Boris Johnson's 'back to normal' narrative.
Fuck you.
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Tigray latest:
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What I see in Oxford.
Elite students from developing countries (often with 2 or more passports) walking straight into unpaid and short-term UN summer internships (expenses paid by mum and dad) which will put them on track for proper UN jobs. Upper class reproduction.
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1. UK military intervenes in Afghanistan
2. UK military abandons Afghanistan
3. Taliban take over
4. Taliban persecutes Afghans who worked for UK military
5. Those Afghans flee to UK
6. UK deports them to Rwanda
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Another one for Positive Twitter Day:
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Q. What does the UN Security Council have to say about Tigray?
A. Nothing.
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Anti-refugee refugee:
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Can people please think twice before making all those 'unprecedented', 'unparallelled', 'record-breaking' & 'largest ever' comments on the Ukraine refugee emergency.
Such comments are (a) inaccurate, and (b) based on a very Eurocentric view of the world.
Thank you.
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I feel sick.
BREAKING: The first people set to be removed to Rwanda have been detained.
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Let's be clear.
The people the UK is planning to deport to Rwanda are NOT "unsuccessful asylum seekers" or "illegal immigrants."
They come from countries like Afghanistan, Eritrea & Syria, & if they were allowed to claim asylum, would in most cases be granted it.
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"It is now likely that future historians will record the COVID-19 pandemic as the official starting point of an apartheid era in India."
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Ridiculous and racist:
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One comment I have received:
"I absolutely hated my Unicef backpack because of the huge logo.
Everyone knew only the refugee kids wear it. It was like a mark."
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This tweet from yesterday was intended to be a joke.
But UK asylum policy has become so outlandish that a large number of people have taken it seriously.
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Q. What kind of people would deliberately vote against refugee children who are alone and living in dreadful conditions from being reunited with family members who are already settled in the UK?
A.
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Tigray.
Plunder, punishment and bloodshed:
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Wrong!
Refugees are a category of migrant, with specific rights (and obligations) deriving from that status.
Refugees are not migrants. Migrants are not refugees. All have rights that must be respected, but we should not conflate the two.
Refugees have the right to seek asylum and to international protection from persecution and violence.
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EU refugee policy.
Temporary Protection for Ukrainians.
Interception, return, detention and abuse for Africans.
That's it.
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Anyone else sick and tired of him?
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An outrageous form of collective punishment.
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Tigray's health facilities under attack:
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If you were captured at sea, forced back to Libya at gunpoint and then thrown into an abusive prison for an indefinite period of time, would you use the word 'disembarked' to describe your experience?
In the period of 3 - 9 July 2022, 299 migrants have been disembarked back on Libyan shores.
👇 IOM Libya's Maritime Update👇
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Your regular reminder that the 1951 Refugee Convention was not foisted on governments by Amnesty International or Human Rights Watch. It was established by states that saw the need for refugee issues to be addressed in a consistent, predictable and principled manner.
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"At Davos, the NYT reported that among the summit’s attractions was “a simulation of a refugee’s experience, where attendees crawl on their hands & knees & pretend to flee from advancing armies”. The article sad “It is one of the most popular events.”
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Tragic.
It was not so long ago that many people were praising Ethiopia for its progressive refugee policy:
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A totally ridiculous and fictitious figure which the UK media are repeating ad nauseam this morning.
Shameful stuff.
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An inevitable consequence of the Ukraine crisis will be to divert attention and resources from other emergencies.
Very bad news for Afghans, Eritreans, Rohingya, Somalis, Yemenis, etc. etc.
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Unpaid internship to work in the office of the IRC President, who is on around $1 million a year.
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For those of us interested in refugees & migrants.
Always worth remembering what a small proportion of the world's population they are, as shown in this pie-chart by Hein de Haas:
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If 'black lives matter', why are African refugees drowning in the Mediterranean and being forced back to abuse in Libya?
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Afghanistan will test the core principles of the international refugee regime:
- the right to leave one's own country & seek asylum elsewhere
- the principle that refugees shouldn't be returned to placed where they would be at risk
- the notion of equitable responsibility-sharing
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The Universal Declaration on Human Rights contains 30 Articles. Almost every single one of them has been violated in the case of refugees and migrants detained in Libya:
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Yes.
The women of
#Tigray
want to return to the simple normality that we all take for granted - to access basic necessities of life, ensure the safety of their children and their family, and leave their homes without fear of rape. This should not be too much to ask.
#TigrayCantWait
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If I ever get round to writing that book about humanitarian branding and marketing, this will be on the cover...
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Important message:
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Best wishes to everyone demonstrating in support of refugees around the UK today!
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A plausible scenario under UK refugee policy.
- an Eritrean boy, 17, refuses military conscription
- he is arrested & tortured but manages to escape
- his family pay smugglers to take him to France
- now 18, he crosses the Channel by boat
- he is detained & deported to Rwanda
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"Germany's most-populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia will take in up to 1,000 of the migrants displaced after a fire tore through a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos."
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They also represent the reluctance of host states to grant citizenship to refugees.
For the 2nd time in Olympic history, the
#RefugeeOlympicTeam
competes together, made up of members from 11 countries including Syria & Afghanistan. The 29 professional athletes represent hope and solidarity for the 82 million displaced refugees worldwide
#HopeNotHate
#Tokyo2020
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A ridiculous Torygraph fantasy:
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Anyone else getting a bit tired of advocacy messages based on the notion that "refugees are natural entrepreneurs and will do great things for your economy"? How about "people whose lives and liberty are at risk can be protected by granting them asylum."
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Lots of attention being given to Ukrainian refugee numbers at the moment.
But let's not forget that 86% of refugees are in developing countries which have much lower capacity to respond than those of Central Europe. e.g. a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in Bangladesh.
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Just announced. UNHCR's Global Academic Network is to be hosted by the University of Essex in the UK.
A reminder: 85% of the world's refugee are hosted in the Global South, but 85% of the world's knowledge about refugees comes from the Global North.
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"A judge in Rome has indicted two high-ranking Italian officials for their alleged role in the deaths of hundreds of refugees who tried to reach Italy by boat."
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Afghanistan women's football team:
Safe in Portugal:
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86% of the world's refugees are to be found in the Global South.
So why has UNHCR taken out a full-page advert in the Economist for Ukraine alone?
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No country's record on refugees is perfect. Far from it. But on the eve of the Global Refugee Forum, let's give some recognition to the efforts of countries such as Canada, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Germany, Jordan, etc.
Any other candidates for the 'good guys' list?
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Tigray.
A situation that is "out of control":
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Britain's new refugee definition.
"A person who can demonstrate a well-founded fear of imminent execution in their country of origin,who has a plane ticket and visa for the UK, and who can prove that s/he will not resort to public funding after arriving in the country."
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For fucks sake...
"AI lie detectors that scan the faces of asylum seekers as they answer questions have been trialled in Hungary, Greece and Latvia"
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BBC TV latest.
Former UK Border Force chief says that "If we want to stop asylum in the UK, we have to make the country less attractive."
So that's the aim. "To stop asylum in the UK."
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Refugees should never be accommodated in closed camps and reception centres.
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"Italy will give 600,000 illegal migrants the right to stay in the country after the government said they proved essential by caring for the elderly and picking crops during the coronavirus crisis."
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@toadmeister
If May is prepared to use compulsory purchase order for HS2 railway, how confident are we she would respect other human rights?
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Three gold medals for former refugee, competing for her country of asylum and citizenship, the Netherlands. Excellent!
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Sorry to be a bore, but here goes.
There will be officials in Brussels, London, Paris, Rome etc., who are eating nice meals with their families tonight, but who are implementing policies designed to ensure that refugees are denied the same opportunity. Enjoy!
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@MarkLGoldberg
I don't think he would have gone this far with a UN Member State. And now some doubts are being raised as to whether the fuel in question did actually belong to WFP.
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Tigray emergency latest:
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BBC News is continuing to talk about asylum seekers who enter countries "illegally." Hasn't anyone there ever read the 1951 Refugee Convention?
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1. The UK government announces a policy of 'Global Britain'
2. It says it wants to attract the 'brightest & best' to the country
3. It offers scholarships to some highly qualified Afghans
4. It then refuses them visas because they might want to stay in the country
What shit!
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The UK's hapless 'Minister for Immigration Compliance' just claimed that its asylum policy has been developed in close cooperation with UNHCR. Which is an outright lie. To its credit, UNHCR has been HIGHLY critical of the UK legislation.
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Name and shame.
This is the Dutch shipping company whose vessel returned a large group of refugees to abusive detention centres in Libya:
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Rwanda.
Just the place for Denmark to send its refugees!
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Shameful.
Shameful.
Shameful.
Danish MP and former Minister of Immigration Inger Støjberg posted a message on Facebook addressing Syrian refugees in Denmark and calling them to return to Syria. “Denmark is not your home” she said.
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Hopefully they will both soon be out of office and the UK-Rwanda refugee deportation deal can be reconsidered:
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Let's hope that a result of the Ukraine invasion will be a renewed appreciation that refugee status is intended to protect the life & liberty of people who would be at risk if they remained in or returned to their own country.
That's why it was established in 1951.
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