New on the #RLI podcast 👇👇👇 ▶️ Irregular migration responses: small boats, return hubs and the future of the refugee regime, 9 Dec 2025 ▶️ Funding crisis, UN reform and the future of humanitarian work, 6 Nov 2025 rli.sas.ac.uk/resources/vi... #SmallBoats #Refugees #Migration #UN #HumanitarianWork

Last week, 27 Council of Europe member states called for some rights to be ‘constrained’ in migration cases. Our timely seminar on 15 January speaks directly to these issues: 'Human rights law under threat in Europe: Restricting rights in asylum and migration cases' rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

In honour of #HumanRightsDay, we're delighted to host an in-person event on human rights law under threat with Baroness Shami Chakrabarti CBE. 'Human rights law under threat in #Europe: Restricting rights in asylum and migration cases', 15 January, 6pm, Senate House rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

There is still time to register for our webinar TODAY at 1pm to learn more about our MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies. 👇👇👇 Register here: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

ONE WEEK LEFT until our live Human Rights Day webinar! Join us on 10 December 2025 from 1pm-2pm (UK time) to learn more about our MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies. www.london.ac.uk/news-events/... #Refugees #Displacement #RefugeeProtection #ForcedMigration #HumanRightsDay

Read our latest monthly update featuring events, news and blog posts: mailchi.mp/london/refug... And subscribe here: shorturl.at/bnsKI #refugees #refugeeprotection #migration #displacement #refugeelaw

ONE WEEK LEFT to register on our IN-PERSON seminar next week👇👇👇 Irregular migration responses: small boats, return hubs and the future of the refugee regime, 9 December 2025, 6pm-7pm UK time, Room 349, Third Floor, Senate House rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #Migration #SmallBoats #RefugeeRegime

‘Non-refoulement: Caught Between Custom and Jus Cogens?’ Join us on 16 February 2026 for a seminar on the obligations after the UK Supreme Court's AAA (Rwanda) judgment and the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change. rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #ClimateChange #Rwanda #ICJ

Refugees in the 21st Century - FREE ONLINE COURSE offered by the Refugee Law Initiative at the University of London on Coursera! Register now for our free 6-week introductory course: www.coursera.org/learn/refuge... #OnlineShortCourse #Refugees #RefugeeProtection

Join our community and connect with the research specialists, policy experts, fellows, and students that make the Refugee Law Initiative so unique. You’ll also tap into our unmatched global network of researchers and affiliates. Hear from RLI Director Prof David Cantor👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻@sas-news.sky.social

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There’s still time to register for this online evening dialogue happening TOMORROW 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 rli.sas.ac.uk/events/ethic...

Register now for the next Expert Witness Training Day on 5 December 2025 held in-person at the University of London. ONLY A FEW PLACES LEFT! New registration deadline: 17 November 2025 rli.sas.ac.uk/study-us/sho... #ExpertWitnessTraining #RefugeeLaw #AsylumClaims #Refugees

Join us at our forthcoming seminar next month in London: 'Irregular migration responses: small boats, return hubs and the future of the refugee regime', 9 December 2025, 6pm-7pm UK time, Room 349, Third Floor, Senate House, London WC1E 7HU rli.sas.ac.uk/events/irreg... #Migration #RefugeeProtection

New on the #RLI blog: 'Bird’s Eye View Politics and the Invisibilization of Syrian Refugee Realities' by Marwan Issa This post is part of the 'Durable Disillusionment: (Ir)Relevance of Solutions in Protracted Crises' blog series. rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/09/30/b... #Politics #Syria #Refugees

Join us on 10 December 2025 from 1pm-2pm (UK time) for our live Human Rights Day webinar to learn more about our MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies. www.london.ac.uk/news-events/... #Refugees #Displacement #RefugeeProtection #ForcedMigration #PostgraduateStudy #HumanRightsDay

Forthcoming Evening Dialogue 👇👇👇 'Ethical Futures in Research and Publishing: Centring Ethics, Access and Equality in Refugee Studies', 14 November 2025, Online, 3pm- 4:30pm UK time | 5pm-6:30pm Beirut time rli.sas.ac.uk/events/ethic... #Refugees #GlobalSouth #Ethics #Equality #RefugeeStudies

Read this new piece in The Conversation by Professor Sarah Singer where she explains the logistical and legal issues that complicate removals. theconversation.com/why-is-it-so... #Deportation #Offenders #TheConversation

I am happy to discuss Environmental Displacement in Latin America with outstanding colleagues Andrea Pacheco Pacífico and Beatriz Eugenia Sánchez-Mojica on the 06/11/2025 1pm-2pm(GMT) online organised by the @rli-sas.bsky.social More info and registration here : rli.sas.ac.uk/events/displ....

There's still time to register for this event THIS WEEK 👇👇👇 Funding crisis, UN reform and the future of humanitarian work, Thursday 6 November, 6pm-7pm, Bloomsbury Room, G35, Ground Floor, Senate House, London WC1E 7HU rli.sas.ac.uk/events/fundi... #FundingCrisis #Displacement #Refugees #IDPs

Use your country expertise to help inform asylum decisions - Train as an expert witness for asylum cases - Register now for our next session on 5 December 2025. Early bird rates available until 6 November - register here: rli.sas.ac.uk/study-us/sho... #ExpertWitness #RefugeeLaw #AsylumClaims

New on the #RLI podcast: 'Fit for the future? Climate change, global crises and the capacity of refugee law' which was part of the ⁠16th International Refugee Law Seminar Series: The Future of Refugee Law⁠. Listen here: rli.sas.ac.uk/podcasts/fit... #ClimateChange #RefugeeLaw #Podcast

Registration is NOW OPEN for our MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies from the University of London! Apply by 1 February for the March 2026 start: www.london.ac.uk/study/course... #Refugees #RefugeeProtection #ForcedMigration #PostgraduateStudy #DistanceLearning

The #RLI is delighted to welcome Dr Tosin Durodola as a new Visiting Fellow. Based on extensive fieldwork in #WestAfrica, his work examines how the end of #RefugeeStatus shapes belonging, statelessness and the afterlives of exile. rli.sas.ac.uk/people/dr-to... #ForcedMigration #Humanitarianism

Register now for our next seminar: Funding crisis, UN reform and the future of humanitarian work, 6 November, 6pm-7pm, Bloomsbury Room, G35, Ground Floor, Senate House rli.sas.ac.uk/events/fundi... #Funding #FundingCrisis #UN80 #IOM #UNHCR #Displacement #Refugees #IDPs #InternallyDisplacedPeople

Read the RLI's latest monthly update: mailchi.mp/london/refug... And subscribe here: sas.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... #refugees #refugeeprotection #migration #displacement #refugeelaw

Register NOW for the RLI's 2026 #ResearchMethods in the Refugee and #ForcedMigration Field short course running from from 2-6 March 2026 at Senate House, University of London. Visit our website to learn more and to hear what students have said about this course: rli.sas.ac.uk/study-us/sho...

New on the #RLI blog: 'Opening doors and preventing childhood statelessness' by @cynthiaorchard.bsky.social, Manager of the @refugeelawclinic.bsky.social and an individual member of the European Network on Statelessness. rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/09/26/o... #Statelessness #Children #Citizenship

New on the #RLI blog: 'The Dilemma of Pakistani Refugees in India Following the Baisaran Valley Attack' written by Shivani Dutta, Assistant Professor, School of Law, DSU and PhD Research Scholar, NLSIU, Bangalore. rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/09/22/t... #India #Pakistan #Refugees

Only a few days left to register on our seminar this week! 'Fit for the future? Climate change, global crises and the capacity of refugee law' 25 September 2025, 6pm, Senate House, London. Learn more and book here: rli.sas.ac.uk/events/fit-f... 👇 👇 👇

Forthcoming webinar: 'Displacement due to Environmental Factors: Lessons from #LatinAmerica', 6 November 2025, 1pm-2pm UK time This webinar will discuss new research on how Latin American societies have addressed legal/policy challenges posed by #environmentalfactors. rli.sas.ac.uk/events/displ...

The RLI at 15: From seminar series to a global community of refugee law researchers 👇 👇 👇 "The networks and infrastructure hosted by the RLI are crucial to promoting and facilitating research in this fragmented academic field." rli.sas.ac.uk/news/refugee... #Refugees #Migration #RefugeeLaw

Join us for the 16th International Refugee Law Seminar Series: The Future of Refugee Law First seminar: Fit for the future?, 25 September 2025 rli.sas.ac.uk/events/fit-f... View other sessions in the series here: rli.sas.ac.uk/annual-semin... #RefugeeLaw #ClimateChange #HumanRights #RLI

Are you a consultant with an interest in the #refugee and #displacement field? We’re hiring! We're looking for a short-term consultant #fundraiser with existing strong connections to charitable trusts, #law firms and other potential donors. Learn more and apply here: rli.sas.ac.uk/get-involved...

Read our latest monthly update and subscribe here: mailchi.mp/london/refug... #refugees #refugeeprotection #migration #displacement #refugeelaw

Join us for the first seminar of our 16th International Refugee Law Seminar Series: 'Fit for the future? Climate change, global crises and the capacity of refugee law', 25 September, 6pm, Senate House rli.sas.ac.uk/events/fit-f... #RefugeeLaw #ClimateChange #HumanRights #RLI #SeminarSeries

Less than one week to register for our next Expert Witness Training taking place on 22 September 2025! Register by 28 August: rli.sas.ac.uk/study-us/sho...

New on the #RLI blog: 'Protecting Queer Refugees in Muslim-majority Niger? How Organizational Designs of Refugee Status Determination May Helpe Solve Moral Conflicts' by Laura Lambert rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/08/16/p... #Niger #Refugees #RefugeeProtection #LGBTQIA #Queer

New on the #RLI blog: 'Diplomatic Asylum As Safe Havens? – Analysing The Political Crime Exception in Mexico v. Ecuador' Written by Natasha Mittal and Raima Singh, law students from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/08/15/d... #DiplomaticAsylum #Mexico #Ecuador

My colleagues are offering this excellent training session for country experts - register by 28 August for the 22 September session.

New on the #RLI blog: 'The Future of U.S. Refugee Resettlement and Lessons From Other Countries' Written by Grace Benson, PhD, Visiting Scholar, Research on International Policy Implementation Lab, American University rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/08/07/t... #US #Refugees #ResettlementPrograms

Expert Witness Training from the Refugee Law Initiative 👇 👇 👇 Our next session takes place on 22 September in Senate House. Places are strictly limited and the deadline to register is 28 August. rli.sas.ac.uk/study-us/sho... #ExpertWitnessReports #Immigration #AsylumClaims #Displacement

New on the #RLI blog: 'Volatile Bodies: The Queer Syrian Refugee as a Site of Postwar Fantasy in Lebanon' Written by Dr Jasmin Lilian Diab (Lebanese American University) and Hossein Cheaito (Geneva Graduate Institute) rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/08/05/v... #Lebonon #Syria #Refugees #LGBTQIA+

One day left to apply to our MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies 👇 👇 👇 www.london.ac.uk/study/course...

ONE WEEK TO APPLY TO THE THRIPLOW CHARITABLE TRUST BURSARY! Apply by 1st August for the October 2025 intake. Learn more about the bursary here: www.london.ac.uk/study/fees-f... Register on the MA here: www.london.ac.uk/study/course... #RefugeeProtection #ForcedMigration #PostgraduateStudy

Timely blog by Jane McAdam discusses how the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Climate Change stands to shape legal and protection considerations around human displacement and ongoing statehood in the context of climate change. researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces... @rli-sas.bsky.social

ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY to our online, practice-focused MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies from the University of London! Apply by 1 August for the October 2025 start: www.london.ac.uk/study/course... #Refugees #RefugeeProtection #ForcedMigration #PostgraduateStudy

New on the #RLI blog: 'Warehouse of Souls and City Plaza: The Athenian Fight for Dignified Refuge' by Madeline Carpenter, Operations Coordinator at a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/07/18/w... #ForcedMigration #BorderGovernance #MigrationPolicy #Greece #EU

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS -- SPECIAL ISSUE JOURNAL PROPOSAL: “Durable Solutions in Motion: Rethinking Return and Belonging from a South-South Perspective” DEADLINE: 15 August 2025 Full details here: rli.sas.ac.uk/news/call-pa... #CallForPapers #Refugees #Displacement #GlobalSouth

New on the #RLI blog: Part two of a new series 'Durable Solutions in the Digital Age: Decentralised Finance, Cryptocurrency, and the Future of Return in Syria' written by Rebecca Thompson rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/07/09/d... #Finance #Cryptocurrency #Syria #Displacement