Lebanon is located within a region that continues to face protracted conflict, from the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict to the disaster currently unfolding in front of our eyes. The displacement of millions of citizens into neighbouring countries has become common place in the region and Lebanon has been – and continues to be – host […]
Category: Asylum seekers/refugees
If global health equity is to stand a chance, the UK must cancel its plans to offshore asylum seekers to Rwanda
The United Kingdom (UK) government’s recently announced plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for offshore processing and never allow them to return to the UK raise major health and human rights concerns. The UK defends the policy by saying it aims to break smuggling networks and stem migration flow across the channel; a […]