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Maltese lawyer receives Nansen Refugee Award in Geneva ceremony
1 Oct 2007 The prestigious Nansen Refugee Award was presented to lawyer Katrine Camilleri on Monday for her work in helping refugees arriving in Malta and for her refusal to be cowed by threats from those opposed to her work. -
Q&A: Maltese lawyer stands up for boatpeople
21 Sep 2007 Lawyer Katrine Camilleri was named earlier this week as winner of the 2007 Nansen Refugee Award for her courageous work defending the rights of refugees and migrants in Malta. She first became interested in the plight of refugees in the mid-1990s, before joining the Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS) and eventually working full-time on the issue. She discusses her work. -
Nansen Refugee Award goes to advocate for boat people in Malta
18 Sep 2007 Maltese lawyer Katrine Camilleri has won a prestigious UNHCR prize for her dedication to helping refugee boat people and her determination to continue in the face of threats that included an arson attack on her car and home. -
UNHCR mourns great tenor Luciano Pavarotti
7 Sep 2007 The UN refugee agency has issued a statement mourning the death of Luciano Pavarotti, a staunch supporter of the refugee cause and of UNHCR's work around the world. -
Italian media heeds UNHCR call to set up code of conduct for refugee issues
23 Feb 2007 Stung by the Italian media's demonising of a Tunisian linked to a gruesome murder case last December, UNHCR is working with the industry to draw up a code of ethics for coverage of refugee and immigration issues. -
UNHCR welcomes positive outcome for 51 boat people off Malta
21 Jul 2006 UNHCR has welcomed the Spanish government's role in finding a solution for a group of people stuck off the coast of Malta since being rescued by a Spanish fishing trawler. -
Italian concert raises euros 1m for Sri Lanka's conflict and tsunami victims
22 Mar 2005 A star-studded concert featuring Italian artistes like Andrea Bocelli, Claudio Baglioni and Zucchero has raised 1 million euros for the UN refugee agency's assistance to people affected by the conflict and tsunami in Sri Lanka. -
UNHCR calls for access, transparency after Lampedusa deportations
18 Mar 2005 Yesterday's deportation of some 180 people from Italy's Lampedusa island to Libya has raised deep concerns from the UN refugee agency, which has appealed to the Italian authorities for more access and transparency. -
UNHCR says Maltese troops seemed to use excessive force to quell peaceful demo by detained asylum seekers
19 Jan 2005 The U.N. refugee agency says soldiers on Malta appear to have used excessive force in breaking up a peaceful demonstration by detained asylum seekers. The agency is also concerned about Malta's practice of detaining asylum seekers, and the "extremely poor" conditions at the overcrowded detention centre in a military compound.