Human Rights and Migration

The Fumes of War 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 29/08/2017
When did I realize a change was coming, an internal war percolating, like coffee on the fire?
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Reserved seats in Parliament hurt rather than help Kenyan female candidates 1
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 25/08/2017
As Kenyans voted in the country’s latest general election, the constitutional requirement to implement its two-thirds gender rule came under more scrutiny.
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Gender parity in governments: Can we force it?0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 24/06/2017
In 2015, Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, gave Canada its first cabinet made up of an equal number of men and women. When asked about the reason for his gender parity promise, he simply answered: “Because it’s 2015.”
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Offshoring EU Asylum: Where to draw the line in the fight against irregular migration?0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 10/04/2017
Calls from high-profile European politicians to adopt a policy resembling Australia’s controversial ‘offshore’ asylum model have rightly been rejected as legally inadmissible, logistically unfeasible, and morally unacceptable. The fact that such a discussion is taking place, however, highlights the ongoing failure of Dublin reform discussions and the overall lack of a credible EU strategy for managing arrivals and saving lives in the central Mediterranean. It is also symptomatic of the growing influence of the right in Europe’s migration debate.
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The urgency of responsible sharing and reform of the asylum system 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 28/03/2017
Is it time for the Common European Asylum System to be reformed?
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When you’re a country, size matters 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 24/03/2017
Recently, media and people all around the world have been paying a lot of attention to migration and asylum policies of countries such as Germany, France, Canada or the United States. Some decisions of leaders of big countries have sparked outrage, while others were met with enthusiasm. But the one thing they had in common was that people heard about them. Smaller countries, on the other hand, often manage to push through controversial legislation without gaining much attention. This is why this piece puts a spotlight on the migration legislation in Slovenia, a European country currently hosting 252 asylum seekers.
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