Dispatches from the Field

the refugee ban

The Refugee Ban

Lara Kajs | 7 March 2017 |On 27 January 2017, US President Donald Trump signed “the Refugee Ban”, an executive…

closing dadaab

Closing Dadaab

TGR | 26 May 2016 | Dadaab is home to more than 350,000 refugees. After twenty-five years Kenya is set…

Absconding from Justice

Absconding from Justice

Lara Kajs | 12 May 2016As Uganda swears in its leader for a fourth term, one of the many inaugural…

‘Realpolitik’ and International Refugee Law

‘Realpolitik’ and International Refugee Law

Lara Kajs | 23 March 2016 |In direct conflict with international refugee law, a deal between the European Union and…

rape as a weapon

Rape as a Weapon

Lara Kajs | 12 March 2016 | Since the civil war began in South Sudan, the condition of human rights…

need for humanitarian response

The Need for Humanitarian Response

Lara Kajs | 31 December 2015 |In 2011 when human rights advocates, humanitarian aid workers, and journalists were calling for…

Burj Lebanon

Return to Burj, Lebanon

Lara Kajs | 20 December 2015 | More than 1.2 million refugees have been sheltered in Lebanon during the holiday…

raped in the DR Congo

Raped in DR Congo

Lara Kajs | 12 September 2015 | The statistics are heartbreaking. In the last 365 days, more than 500,000 women…

south sudan birthday

South Sudan’s Bittersweet Birthday

TGR | 9 July 2015 | In 2011, South Sudan voted to secede from Sudan. A very short two years…