#NewBlog
'Sinking Sovereignty: The Legal Vacuum for Climate-Displaced Populations in the South Pacific and Bangladesh' by Radia Nowsin
Available here: rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/04/15/s...
#Bangladesh
#ClimateRefugees
#ClimateDisplacement
#Displacement
#Statelessness
Posts by Refugee Law Initiative
#NewBlog
'When Warnings Displace: Evacuation Orders, Civilian Protection, and the Right to Remain in Lebanon' by Hucen Sleiman
Available to read here: rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/04/14/w...
#Lebanon
#Displacement
#HumanitarianLaw
#Strikes
📢 Call for Abstracts📢
Early Career Writing and Publishing in Displacement Studies Workshop on 16 September 2026 at @sas-news.bsky.social
Please submit an abstract to RLI@sas.ac.uk by 26 May 2026.
rli.sas.ac.uk/study-us/sho...
#EarlyCareerResearchers #WritingWorkshop #RefugeeProtection
#NewBlog
'Land, Life, and the Long Walk Home: The Case of Guatemala’s Maya Returnees' by Samin Huq
Available to read here: rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/04/08/l...
#Guatemala #ForcedMigration #Repatriation #Refugees
New Working Paper by two #RLI Research Fellows Peter de Clercq and Marius Olivier.
'Managing humanitarian reform and displacement: the crisis in international cooperation and the implications for social protection'
Available here: sas-space.sas.ac.uk/10336/
#Displacement #HumanitarianSystems
#NewBlog
"The politics of ‘hollowing out’: Conceptualizing the decline of resettlement" by Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, Astrid Espegren and Ingunn Bjorkhaug.
rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/03/31/t...
#RefugeeResettlement #DurableSolutions #Refugees #Migration
#NewBlog
"Ua ndege wawili kwa jiwe moja: The EAC’s Coloniality and the Refugee Question" by Leonard Chimanda Joseph.
Available here: rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/03/25/u...
#Africa #Migration #HumanRights #Development #Policy
#NewBlog
"The sea does not discriminate, but what happens on land does" by Gerhard Hoffstaedter and Agustia Rahmi
Available here: rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/03/24/t...
#RefugeeProtection
#RohingyaCrisis
#HumanitarianResponse
#DisabilityInclusion
#ChildProtection
#MigrationPolicy
New on the #RLI podcast 👉 Is #AI a future panacea or problem for refugee law?
On 18 March, we hosted a seminar on artificial intelligence and whether it has the potential to improve efficiency and accuracy in workflows in relation to #refugeelaw.
Listen here: rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#NewBlog
"Labour mobility programmes for refugees: origins, benefits and limitations" by Jeff Crisp
Available here: rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/03/23/l...
#RefugeeProtection
#LabourMobility
#MigrationPolicy
#DurableSolutions
@jfcrisp.bsky.social
#Newblog
Four part series by clinic volunteers at the Refugee Law Clinic featuring “Fresh Claims” for Asylum: A Safeguard Against Systemic Malaises in the UK Asylum Process by Nikolaos Margaritis.
rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/03/19/f...
#FreshClaims #AccessToJustice
#Newblog
Four part series by clinic volunteers at the Refugee Law Clinic featuring '“Fresh Claims” for Asylum: Afghanistan Shows Why The Procedure Matters' by Tasmin Langler
rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/03/18/f...
#AsylumLaw #FreshClaims #Afghanistan #RefugeeProtection
#Newblog
Four part series by clinic volunteers at the Refugee Law Clinic featuring '“Fresh Claims” for Asylum: What the Stats Tell Us' by Lauren Powdrell
rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/03/17/f...
#AsylumLaw #UKImmigration #FreshClaims #AsylumData
#Newblog
Four part series by clinic volunteers at the Refugee Law Clinic featuring “Fresh Claims” for Asylum: A Procedure Mandated by Law?' by Aykhan Allahveranov
rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/03/16/f...
#AsylumLaw #RefugeeProtection #UKImmigrationLaw
Use your country expertise to help inform asylum decisions - Train as an expert witness for asylum cases
Register by 15 June for the next Expert Witness Training Day on 22 June in-person at the University of London.
Early bird prices if you book before 30 April!
rli.sas.ac.uk/study-us/sho...
New #WorkingPaper on 'Navigating Discretion in Refugee Protection: How Humanitarian Organisations Can Make a Positive Impact?' authored by Marta Glaczynska.
Available here: sas-space.sas.ac.uk/10334/
#RefugeeProtection #HumanitarianAction #ForcedMigration #HumanitarianDiplomacy #AsylumPolicy
#NewBlog
"Refugee Status on a Timer: Rethinking the UK’s 30-month Protection Policy" by Himani Jha
Available here: rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/03/10/r...
#RefugeeLaw #UKAsylumPolicy #RefugeeProtection
A couple of days left until our last seminar of our annual series:
Is AI a future panacea or problem for refugee law? 18 March, 6pm-7pm, Room 349, Third Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Join us NEXT WEEK for this IN-PERSON seminar: 'Is AI a future panacea or problem for refugee law?', 18 March 2026, 6pm-7pm, Room 349, Senate House, University of London
rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#AI #RefugeeLaw #AsylumClaims #Refugees
#NewBlog
Are all queer asylum-seekers created equal?" by Dr. Reuven (Ruvi) Ziegler
rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/03/09/a...
#RefugeeLaw
#LGBTIQRights
#AsylumPolicy
#NewBlog "State exploitation of regime fragmentation: A case study of Sudan’s weaponisation of an institutional gap in the international protection legal framework" by Oriola O. Oyewole.
rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/03/04/s...
#InternationalHumanitarianLaw #RefugeeProtection #IDPRights #SudanCrisis
Thank you to the excellent group of global participants who joined us last week on our Research Methods short course!
We're already looking forward to the next iteration in March 2027 - applications will open in late 2026 so watch this space!
rli.sas.ac.uk/study-us/sho...
We're pleased to announce the publication of the edited collection 'Landmark Cases in International #RefugeeProtection: International Jurisprudence on the Rights of Refugees', edited by Prof Sarah Singer and Prof Kirsten McConnachie.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/landmark-...
#HumanRights #RefugeeLaw
📰 Read our latest monthly update with news on research, activities and upcoming events at the RLI 📰
March 2026 update: mailchi.mp/london/refug...
And subscribe here: shorturl.at/M8qfM
#RefugeeLaw #Events #News #Research #Training
New on the #RLI blog: 'Rights in danger? How the EU’s new regulation on crisis situations undermines the principle of non-refoulement' by Sofia Mashchenko.
rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/03/02/r...
#NonRefoulement #RefugeeProtection #EUAsylumLaw
Join us on 18 March 2026 for this IN-PERSON seminar:
Is AI a future panacea or problem for refugee law?, 18 March 2026, 6pm-7pm, Room 349, Senate House, University of London
rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#AI #RefugeeLaw #AsylumClaims #Refugees
New #WorkingPaper on 'Living Under Restriction: Structural Exclusion, Distress, and Security Perceptions among Rohingya Refugees' authored by Emadul Islam and Mohammad Zainuddin.
Available here: sas-space.sas.ac.uk/10325/
#RefugeeProtection #RohingyaRefugees #RefugeeCamps
New on the #RLI blog: 'Why Migration Definitions Still Matter for Refugee Protection' by Ethan Holden.
rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/02/24/w...
#MigrationDefinitions #RefugeeProtection
New on the #RLI podcast 👉 Non-refoulement: legal issues around the return of refugees
Listen here: rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#RightOfReturn #Refugees #Rwanda #ClimateChange #NonRefoulement
New on the #RLI podcast from the 16th International Refugee Law Seminar Series: The Future of Refugee Law.
▶️ The Refugee Convention in a hostile world
Recorded on 29 January 2026
Listen here: rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#RefugeeConvention #RefugeeLaw #Podcast #Spotify #SoundCloud