A migrant is born
We have, over the centuries, done a great disservice to the Biblical challenge of Christmas. We have sadly reduced it to shiny tinsel, Christmas trees, strings of fairy lights and mince pies. All of which are fine in their own way but all of which also blunt us to the sharp challenge of the first Christmas and the politics that that commits us to. This is true for the poor, for the marginalised, for the peoples whose stories...
Post-conflict reconciliation and displacement – Examples from the African context
On December 16th, South Africa celebrates its Day of Reconciliation, a public holiday aimed at remembering South African’s conciliatory past. The celebration came into effect in 1995, the same day than the first meeting of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission which marked the transitional process from apartheid to full democracy. The day is about national unity, equality, and dignity for all. In light of reconciliation day, SIHMA considers post-conflict reconciliation and its connection to...
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Exclusion of migrant women in Africa | Access to education
Continuing the Series on Migrant Women Continuing our series on the exclusion of migrant women, we are looking at the rather limited access to education that migrant women have around Africa. The education of any child, boy or girl, is an undeniably essential and fundamental human right. However, for millions of women and girls among the world’s migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking population, education is not a reality. Migrant and displaced...
Nell’s Virtual Internship Reflection and Ginevra's Welcome to the Team
A positive aspect of having volunteers and interns at SIHMA is the opportunity to collaborate with special and very prepared young professionals. The negative part is that their experience at a certain point ends, and we sadly have to say goodbye to them. At the end of November, Nell Fredericks concluded her remote internship at SIHMA, after three months of collaboration with the staff and the other interns and volunteers. We are very grateful for her contribution and...
133th Anniversary of Foundation of the Missionaries of St. Charles - Scalabrinians, 28 november 2020
On the 28th of November SIHMA, as a Scalabrinian Institute celebrates the anniversary of foundation of the Congregation of Missionaries of St.Charles, Scalabrinians. This year we celebrate 133 years from the foundation. Father Mauro Lazzarato, the superior of the Scalabrinians of Europe and Africa, sends out a message for the celebration and he invites to collaborate and to keep up the attention to the reality of the facts. Here below is his message (1). In this...
Refugee Status? Included in or Excluded from Refugee Protection?
SIHMA’s new research paper series is coming out this December 2020 entitled the Advocates’ Migration Brief and addresses recent judicial decisions relating to people on the move. The first paper in the series convers an aspect of international and domestic refugee law being exclusion from refugee status. In the refugee status determination process, it is important to establish whether a person falls within the definition of a refugee to receive protection from the host state. Some individuals though...
