JRS Ireland Intercultural and Interfaith Calendar 2013

JRS Ireland Intercultural and Interfaith Calendar 2013

The JRS Ireland Intercultural and Interfaith Calendar 2013 is for sale!

EU-North Africa relationship puts migrant rights at risk

EU-North Africa relationship puts migrant rights at risk

Forced deportations and human rights abuses are the norm for migrants in Morocco and Algeria, says latest report by the Jesuit Refugee Service

'My life as a Refugee’ Photography Exhibition

'My life as a Refugee’ Photography Exhibition

JRS Europe proudly presents the ‘My life as a Refugee’ photography exhibition.The exhibition displays photographs taken by refugees from five different European countries showing the reality of their lives from their own perspectives.

One size fits all immigration detention fails to deliver expected outcomes

One size fits all immigration detention fails to deliver expected outcomes

Immigration detention is mostly unnecessary because governments can instead use more humane and cost-effective alternatives, argues JRS Europe in their newly adopted policy position on alternatives to immigration detention.

Christmas Toy Appeal

Christmas Toy Appeal

Would you like to donate a toy for a child living in direct provision this Christmas?

Intercultural Events

23 May 2013
DECLARATION OF THE BÁB
24 May 2013
INDEPENDENCE DAY
25 May 2013
WESAK
26 May 2013
INDEPENDENCE DAY
26 May 2013
TRINITY SUNDAY
28 May 2013
NATIONAL DAY
02 Jun 2013
NATIONAL DAY

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Do They Know?

Do They Know? is a collection of testimony from asylum seekers about life in Libya.  Published by JRS Malta to coincide with International Migrants' Day 2009, the testimonies reveal the unthinkable hardship many migrants face in Libya, which is almost an obligatory transit country for sub-Saharan Africans fleeing widespread violence and human rights violations in their countries. Download the publication from here.

Working Notes: JRS, 30 Years of Serving Refugees

The December 2010 Issue of Working Notes published by the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has been given to JRS to highlight issues facing Refugees and Asylum Seekers at a National, European and Worldwide level. 

Editorial by Eugene Quinn, Director, JRS Ireland

Living in Direct Provision by Elizabeth O'Rourke, JRS Ireland

Bridging the Protection Gap: Immigration, Detention and Forced Migrant Destitution by Philip Amarel, JRS Europe

The World Mobilised: The Jesuit Response to Refugees by Mark Raper SJ

New Challenges Facing the JRS

The world of forced displacement has changed dramatically since 1980. The number of forcibly displaced persons worldwide has increased from 16 to 45 million. Yet, there are fewer places for refugees to go.

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JRS Celebrates 30 Years and launches DEVAS Report

On 14 November 1980 – in a world dominated by ideology and repression – Jesuits moved to meet the humanitarian and education needs of the Vietnamese boat people, and JRS was born.  As part of the JRS Ireland 30th anniversary celebration the DEVAS report will be launched by Fr. John Dardis SJ, President of the Conference of European Jesuit Provincials.  Download the DEVAS report from here.  

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Frontloading

The Case for Legal Resources at the Early Stages of the Asylum Process by Elizabeth O'Rourke.  Published by the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Working Notes.  A PDF of this article is available in the Resource Centre.

Parents' guide to schools

This booklet is aimed at migrant parents, and contains information on going to school in Ireland which has been translated into 6 languages – Arabic, Chinese, French, Lithuanian, Polish and Russian. Click here to download our Guide to Schools for Migrant Parents.


Christmas Toy Appeal

Would you like to donate a toy for a child living in direct provision this Christmas?

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JRS Ireland Intercultural and Interfaith Calendar 2013

The JRS Ireland Intercultural and Interfaith Calendar 2013 is for sale!

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EU-North Africa relationship puts migrant rights at risk

Forced deportations and human rights abuses are the norm for migrants in Morocco and Algeria, says latest report by the Jesuit Refugee Service

Read more...
 
JRS Summer Programme

The Jesuit Refugee Service, Ireland will begin its annual Summer Programme this week. The Summer Programme is for the children of asylum seekers living in direct provision centres in Dublin.

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Jesuit Refugee Service

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic non-governmental organisation, founded in 1980. Its mission is to accompany, advocate and serve the cause of refugees and forcibly displaced persons worldwide. It operates at national and regional levels, with the support of an international office in Rome.

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