Tonight's show focuses on the plight of refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and asylum seekers - a total of over 40 million people globally. We look in depth at these three groups and their geography.
All Posts Tagged With: "asylum"
Web Exclusive
October 14, 2009
Mapping out refugees and asylum seekers worldwide
In the Newsroom
May 18, 2009
Gay men in Jamaica must lead two separate lives
Lisa Biagiotti shares the story of a gay Jamaican who received asylum in the U.S. on the basis of his sexuality. Though he is free from persecution, he still wrestles with issues of secrecy and religion, and his family in Jamaica still doesn't know he's gay.
Blogwatch
October 16, 2008
Gays seek asylum outside Jamaica
Jamaican pastors rail against homosexuality from the pulpit, dancehall lyrics glamorize gay killings and sodomy laws make homosexuality punishable by a 12-year prison sentence of hard labor.
