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A Humanitarian Opportunity Known as the Global Refugee Crisis

The global refugee crisis is one of the most daunting challenges confronting humanity. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports more than 82 million refugees and other forcibly displaced persons (collectively categorized as FDP) have fled their homes, communities and countries. Climate change, war and other forces could explode that number to 1.2 billion people by 2050.

ResearchKimberley SimpsonSeptember 17, 2021refugee, human rights, humanitarian aid

Surveillance aircraft at the border: Security and human rights go hand-in-hand

Our media are full of stories of how surveillance technology deployed at the EU’s external border damages the human rights of migrants and tramples on EU values. Critics continuously condemn the deployment of both piloted and unmanned aircraft by Frontex, the EU’s border agency, and national border guards. They say that the use of this modern technology ‘militarises’ European borders.

ResearchKimberley SimpsonJune 12, 2020migrants, surveillance aircraft, security, human rights, European View