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The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic non-governmental organisation, founded in 1980. The mission of JRS is to accompany, advocate and serve the cause of refugees and forcibly displaced persons worldwide. JRS Ireland aims 'to accompany, advocate and serve' the cause of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. It focuses mainly on supporting people seeking asylum in state-provided accommodation, assisting immigration-related detainees, working for integration and supporting the international work of JRS.
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facebook.comA reminder of the excellent documentary, Pitching Up, recently launched by theguardian about child refugees and migrants in Ballyhaunis. www.theguardian.com/pitching-up
"If you see young men and women idle for years, they become deskilled, they become depressed, they become institutionalised and with no hope.” http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/direct-provision-system-worse-than-prison-says-former-judge-1.3163987
The International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill is moving to committee stage. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/oireachtas/justice-officials-come-in-for-strong-criticism-over-asylum-cases-1.3161210
Consultation with children living in Direct Provision identifies length of time, living space, food and inadequate financial support among main concerns. http://justice.ie/en/JELR/Report_of_DCYA_consultations_with_children_and_young_people_living_in_Direct_Provision.pdf/Files/Report_of_DCYA_consultations_with_children_and_young_people_living_in_Direct_Provision.pdf
Minister Flanagan T.D. "The Judgement [Supreme Court ruling on the right to work] requires a “whole-of-Government” approach." http://www.merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Releases/Cabinet_approves_Minister_Flanagan%E2%80%99s_proposal_for_inter-departmental_Taskforce_to_address_the_Supreme_Court_judgment_on_right_to_work_for_Asylum_Seekers.html
"Almost 13,000 asylum seekers are currently being held on Greek islands, where 9,500 more have arrived so far this year despite the threat of deportation.". http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/refugee-crisis-latest-asylum-seekers-greece-camps-lesbos-suicide-self-harm-children-human-rights-a7836196.html
France, Germany and Italy have agreed to draw up a "code of conduct" for charities operating boats in the Mediterranean to rescue people crossing from Africa to Europe. https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0703/887376-migrants/
A total of 1,238 refugees have moved to Ireland since the Irish Refugee Protection Programme was announced in September 2015. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/less-than-a-third-of-promised-4-000-refugees-settled-here-1.3125754
On this #WorldRefugeeDay, JRS and other Catholic organizations call on the world to build bridges of solidarity with our refugee sisters and brothers, not walls. http://www.jrs.ie/jesuit-refugee-news/460-joint-ecumenical-statement-for-world-refugee-day-2017
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