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The basic rights of humans to equality, liberty, dignity and political expression have been debated by philosophers and political figures throughout history. Wars and revolutions have been fought to attain and preserve them. Yet millions of people throughout the world are still unjustly imprisoned, tortured and killed for their beliefs.
Internally displaced Somali girls fetch water from a tank at Sayyidka camp in the Howlwadag district, south of Somalia's capital Mogadishu (REUTERS/Omar Faruk).
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Internal Displacement and Development Agendas: A Roundtable Discussion with Sadako Ogata
May 14, 2013
On May 14, 2013, Sadako Ogata, Megan Bradley and representatives from humanitarian and development agencies addressed the intersection of displacement and development, including the speed of crisis response, protracted displacement, fragile states and environmental degradation.
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Opinion | Human Rights and Democracy
May 22, 2013, Jane McAdam
Expert Q & A
May 13, 2013, Chaloka Beyani
Speech
May 2, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris
Opinion | National Times
April 23, 2013, Jane McAdam
In the News
Perhaps three million people, 10 percent of Iraq's population, remain displaced - and forgotten. April 23, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris, IRIN
Perhaps three million people, 10 percent of Iraq's population, remain displaced - and forgotten.
Opinion | The Atlantic
April 19, 2013, Megan Bradley
There are unclear mandates for [aid] agencies to respond to cross-border displacement, since no NGO or agency has responsibility for overseeing people displaced by natural disasters. April 17, 2013, Walter Kälin, IRIN
There are unclear mandates for [aid] agencies to respond to cross-border displacement, since no NGO or agency has responsibility for overseeing people displaced by natural disasters.
Report
April 2013, Ted Piccone
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April 10, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris | comments
Opinion
April 2013, Nyamosor Tuya
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Roberta Cohen
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement
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