Forced Migration in The South Asian Region

In the South Asian Region – including Afghanistan and Myanmar – internal displacement and cross-border migration have become everyday realities. Not only do they involve human rights abuses, maltreatment and denial of livelihood for those displaced, but demand accommodation with state sovereignty and raise questions of identity, power and gender-related concerns. Forced Migration in the South Asian Region: Displacement, Human Rights and Conflict Resolution is a collection of essays that explores the nature, extent and ramifications of forced migration and displacement. This volume is the outcome of an international conference organized by the Centre for Refugee Studies, Jadavpur University, Calcutta in collaboration with the Refugee Studies Center, University of Oxford; the Law Research Institute, Calcutta; the International Law Association, Calcutta Chapter; and the Brookings Institution-Johns Hopkins SAIS Project on Internal Displacement. A litany of professionals – scholars, jurists, journalists, officials, representatives of national and international organizations, and activists – came together to examine debate, and share information and views and to undertake a comprehensive analysis of the displacement phenomena in the South Asia Region. Working within a broad spectrum of ideas and academic disciplines, the contributors to this volume discuss the security implications, human rights responsibilities, legal instruments, and political, social and economic impacts and relationships associated with forced magratioin. The end result is a comprehensive reference work for policymakers, scholars and students of displacement and migration.