Balancing the rights of displaced, returning and remaining populations: learning from Iraq

Abstract

The return of some 3.1 million IDPs in Iraq to their places of origin is seen as a benchmark of success in the aftermath of the recent civil war. However, the situation is complex, with critical questions related to mitigating competing rights and protection needs.

Keywords

• refugee
• IDP
• stateless
• internal displacement
• forced migration
• migration
• Syria crisis
• Syrian conflict
• anniversary
• Middle East