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The Sans-Papiers

19.05.2016 , in ((What do we mean by…)) , ((No Comments))

Shakespeare would say that a rose would still smell like a rose, no matter how we name it – because the very essence of things and people does not depend on their names but rather on their inner qualities. And yet, at least in this case, Shakespeare would be very wrong. In this case it is the way people are named that creates the way people are – or at least the way they are perceived – and it can have very long lasting and relevant effects on their lives and on their futures. ...

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Vorläufig aufgenommene AusländerInnen (Aufenthaltsstatus F)

14.04.2016 , in ((What do we mean by…)) , ((No Comments))
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Aktuell wird über den Aufenthaltstatus der vorläufigen Aufnahme sowohl auf medialer wie auch politischer Ebene diskutiert. Heutzutage verfügen mehr als 30’000 Personen über eine vorläufige Aufnahme. Was bedeutet vorläufige Aufnahme genau? Welche Rechte und Pflichten beinhaltet er und wo liegen die Schwierigkeiten und Herausforderungen dieses Aufenthaltsstatus? ...

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Expulsion, Readmission Agreements and ‘Non-Refoulement’

07.04.2016 , in ((What do we mean by…)) , ((No Comments))

Return, readmission, expulsion… these notions are often used in the same context, lately also when referring to the EU/Turkey deal that has attracted the (well-deserved) attention of the media. But what do we mean with ‘readmission’, and why could it be problematic from the point of view of international human rights and refugee law? ...

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