The International Catholic Migration Commission
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
Indonesia   Indonesia Shots fired after bribe demand refused: refugeeTANJUNG PINANG, 16 November 2009 (SMH)—Indonesian authorities opened fire on a boat full of Afghan refugees, wounding two people, after demanding a bribe the Afghans could not afford to pay, one of the refugees says.Read more Indonesia Sri Lankan refugees refuse to leave boat in IndonesiaJAKARTA, 19 October 2009 (VOA)—A stand-off between Indonesian authorities and a boatload of Sri Lankan refugees attempting to reach Australia is continuing. Indonesian authorities intercepted the boat more than a week ago, but the refugees refuse to leave the vessel until their demands are met. A convicted people smuggler is one of six Indonesian men detained for assisting the group.Read more Indonesia Boat people sinking in despair as RI officials sit on fenceMERAK, 19 October 2009 (Jakarta Post)—A dilapidated wooden boat tucked away in the port of Merak, Banten, remains a floating shelter for 255 Sri Lankan migrants caught by the Navy on Oct. 10 drifting in Indonesian waters while trying to sail to Australia.Read more Protection of and assistance to Indonesian women and girls trafficked to SabahTrafficking in women and girls from Eastern Indonesia for commercial sexual exploitation in Eastern Malaysia and other Indonesian destinations is widespread, with an estimated 5,000 Indonesian women forced into prostitution in the Malaysian state of Sabah alone. ICMC works to reduce the number of women and girls who fall victim to trafficking by raising awareness of the safe migration practices, debt bondage and common human trafficking schemes, and by strengthening the capacity of local NGOs. Combating human trafficking in IndonesiaThe Combating Trafficking Programme in Indonesia is working in collaboration with partners towards bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and Malaysia to curb the extensive and unchecked trafficking of Indonesian women and girls to Malaysia.Read more  New Guidelines to Improve Psychological and Social Assistance in EmergenciesInternational humanitarian agencies have agreed on a new set of guidelines to address the mental health and psychosocial needs of survivors as part of the response to conflict or disaster.Read more  |
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