Group rights and international law
Subtitle: a case study on the Sahrawi refugees in Algeria
By: [Caitlin Dearing, principal author ; Jean AbiNader, editor]
Publisher: Inter-University Center for Legal Studies; Moroccan American Center for Policy
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.
Language: eng
Number of pages: 71
ISBN-13: 9780578038384
Subjects: Refugees; Legal status, laws; Sahrawi (African people); Refugee camps; Human rights; International law
Other titles: Case study on the Sahrawi refugees in Algeria
Description: "This report is a case study of the violation of refugee rights resulting from the three decades old warehousing of Sahrawi refugees in Algeria. It includes a brief introduction to the background of the factors that generated the refugee situation, an analysis of the current deplorable state of refugees in camps near the city of Tindouf in southwestern Algeria, and an assessment of how their rights are being violated under international refugee law. Drawing on international refugee and human rights law, particularly the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the work of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), it outlines both the legal rights of Sahrawi refugees and the legal responsibilities of UNHCR and the host country, Algeria. By assessing the responsibilities and shortcomings of UNHCR and Algeria in derogating from their obligations under international law, this report seeks to call international attention to the problem of refugee warehousing and to offer realistic suggestions for further international action that is urgently needed to improve the lives of the Sahrawi refugees and guarantee their rights under international refugee law."--Page v.
Notes: Cover title.

"September 2009."
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Abstract; title: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; title: INTRODUCTION; title: THE ORIGINS OF THE SAHRAWI REFUGEES IN ALGERIA; title: THE ORIGINS OF INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE LAW; title: SPECIFIC RIGHTS IMPORTANT FOR SAHRAWI REFUGEES IN CAMPS IN ALGERIA; title: Background; title: Juridical Status; title: Gainful Employment; title: Welfare; title: Freedom of Movement and Documentation; title: THE EVOLUTION OF REFUGEE LAW: UNHCR AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; title: The Agenda for Protection, the Strengthening Protection Capacity Project, and the High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges; title: Executive Committee Conclusions; title: Documentation in Protracted Refugee Situations; title: Economic Self Sufficiency; title: Refugee Women and Children; title: Refugee Protection; title: INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW; title: INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW, AND THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES; title: UNHCR RESPONSIBILITIES AND FAILURES; title: Warehousing; title: The Lack of Transparency in Aid Distribution; title: Militarization and Politicization of the Camps; title: Durable Solutions; title: Documentation; title: STATE RESPONSIBILITY: ALGERIA; title: CONCLUSION; title: WORKS CITED AND CONSULTED.