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WiRL brings together refugee women, scholars, practitioners, policymakers & activists to re-centre the study of refugee women & gender in law, policy & practice
Joined May 2022
Our Special Issue: Women in Refugee Law, Policy and Practice is now fully published with @RefugeeSurvey with many open access/free articles. It combines academic pieces with field reflections by experts by experience and practitioners
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WiRL no longer post on X. You can find out more about the network and our work to centre refugee women in international law, policy and practice via https://t.co/A0Kj53jwiB and
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Women in Refugee Law (WiRL) Network | 3,076 followers on LinkedIn. A network to centre refugee women in international law, policy and practice. | The Women in Refugee Law (WiRL) network was set up in...
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New addition to the Feminist Theory in Refugee Law series on the RLI blog: @irebangla calls for a reparative reading of refugee law Also check out the other pieces in the series! https://t.co/K2LC6dJbdS
New on the RLI blog: 'Refugee law between resistance and compliance: a reparative reading of a classic feminist struggle' by Irene Manganini https://t.co/EM41w7Iq43
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New addition to our database by Bouchet-Mayer & Ferez on ‘Cross-effects of cultural and gay capitals in access to refugee status on the grounds of SOGI in France: Study of the formal and informal preparations of West African men for asylum trials’. Enjoy! https://t.co/x0vcA9jv9W
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Understanding key priority areas of mental health among queer #asylum seekers and #refugees in Australia through the lens of structural violence: A modified Delphi method study
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Abstract. Queer asylum seekers and refugees (QASaR) are more likely to have poor mental health compared to non-QASaR. This paper examines key priority area
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📢 Article alert in the @JRefugeeStudies 💡 "#Rohingya #women as #refugees: Examining displacement, refugeehood and ‘bare life’" ✍️ Samanwita Paul & Balbir Singh Butola 🌐 https://t.co/Qz2YbwqvLq
#womeninrefugeelaw #genderandrefugeelaw @WiRL_Network
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Abstract. Based on Agamben’s assertions (1998) refugees are often compared to ‘bare life’ (homo sacer) without any political agency. They are considered to
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ICYMI: In a @JRefugeeStudies article, @kelseypnorman & @careiling show how supposedly humanitarian policies toward women in #Morocco can victimize them, stereotype male #migrants & #refugees as threatening, & strengthen the state's patriarchal role.
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Abstract. Beginning in the 1990s, Morocco increasingly became a de facto host country for sub-Saharan migrants and asylum seekers originally intending to r
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read the @WiRL_Network Submission to inform Chile Declaration and Action Plan in the context of the Cartagena +40 multi-stakeholder pledge’, September 2024 https://t.co/0xQi2KHscW
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Join our colleagues at @WiRL_Network on Oct 28 for a seminar on climate change, displacement & gender. Registration link below
📢 Upcoming: 3rd @WiRL_Network Public Seminar on '#ClimateChange, #Displacement and #Gender' 🎙️With panellists: @ahsfarmer, Kate Jastram & Bushra Ali Khan 📅 28 October, 3-4:15 pm (UK&UTC) 🌐 Registration open: https://t.co/VbugCjLs87
#womeninrefugeelaw #genderandrefugeelaw
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How does the concept of #vulnerability interact with #refugee rights? Insights from Norway, Canada, Lebanon, Uganda, Belgium and elsewhere in the new @VULNERproject publication.
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📢 Upcoming: 3rd @WiRL_Network Public Seminar on '#ClimateChange, #Displacement and #Gender' 🎙️With panellists: @ahsfarmer, Kate Jastram & Bushra Ali Khan 📅 28 October, 3-4:15 pm (UK&UTC) 🌐 Registration open: https://t.co/VbugCjLs87
#womeninrefugeelaw #genderandrefugeelaw
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🚨 Postdoc Position Alert! The Institute of Political Science at the University of Münster, Germany, is seeking to fill two positions for Postdoctoral Research Associate with a focus on Constitution and Politics of Gender Relations. See the posting here:
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It's such a painful time to be sharing anything. Honestly. If you have the space for it, in our latest paper, we delve into the invisibilized daily lives of Lebanon’s Syrian Dom community, with a particular focus on the gender-specific adversities encountered by its women.
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📢 New @EUCourtPress judgement in cases C-608/22 & C-609/22 ⚖️ Ruling that #discriminatory measures towards #women by the #Taliban regime in #Afghanistan constitute acts of #persecution eligible for #refugee status protection 🌐 More info: https://t.co/CGdo5uQVfi
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Court of Justice of the European Union, AH, FN, v Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl, C‑608/22 & C‑609/22, ECLI:EU:C:2024:828, European Union: Court of
#ECJ: Discriminatory measures adopted in respect of women by the Taliban regime constitute acts of persecution 👉
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Times are increasingly painful and challenging. We know this, and hope to provide some flexible, remote research opportunities for scholars who need it the most. I am pleased to share that we have four fellowship openings at the Institute for Migration Studies and the Institute
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Listen to @lorainemponela speak. @WiRL_Network benefits hugely from her words, wisdom and expertise
As you listen to me speak, what do you hear? This is my poem to mark Black History Month. #ReclaimingNarratives #BHM24 🔸Loraine Masiya Mponela @lorainemponela is a poet, refugee rights campaigner and a Sanctuary Ambassador🔸
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📢 @FrontSociology article 💡 "Women’s #collectives and #socialsupport: exploring pathways and impacts among #forciblydisplacedwomen" ✍️ I Seff, @melissameinhart, D Sarraf, A Abu Zuhair, @JackieMSofia, R Atuheire, J Lee, N Ahmed, C Poulton & L Stark 🌐 https://t.co/0TR5nl8hkI
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BackgroundDuring humanitarian crises, women face both heightened vulnerabilities and a disruption to their social networks. Previous research points to the p...
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📢 @Lerrning publication 💡 "An Analysis of #WomenEmpowerment Programmes and #GenderEquality in Hagadera Refugee Camp, Dadaab, #Kenya" ✍️ by Kiin Ahmed Mohamed 🌐 https://t.co/EZspLRTzr4
@WiRL_Network #womeninrefugeelaw #genderandrefugeelaw
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By Kiin Ahmed Mohamed Being a refugee is one of the hardest things any human being can face. But being a female refugee brings even more challenges. This blog post is based on my personal experiences...
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📢 @EuroMedRights report 💡 "A #Gendered Analysis of #EU #Migration #Externalizations Policies" ✍️ by @jlfcz123 🌐 Full report: https://t.co/BV4a6O92eC
@WiRL_Network #womeninrefugeelaw #genderandrefugeelaw
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📢 Research paper by @Sihanet 💡 "Silenced Suffering: Unveiling #SexualViolence Against #Displaced and Minority #Women in #Somalia and #Somaliland" 🌐 https://t.co/JtfuauNyMj
@WiRL_Network #womeninrefugeelaw #genderandrefugeelaw
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Analysis in English on Somalia about Gender and Protection and Human Rights; published on 16 Sep 2024 by SIHA Network
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📢 Article alert in the Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies 💡 “Violence is Everywhere” How Semi-Permeable #Borders Facilitate Transnational Perpetration of Structural, Symbolic and Interpersonal #SGBV ✍️ @cmvaug, G Tarpey-Brown, K Block & J Hourani 🌐
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This article explores forced migrant women’s transnational experiences of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), emphasizing that dynamic forms of violence travel with women across international ...
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