Forced Migration

Forced displacement (also forced migration) is the involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. This movement may have been caused by a variety of factors including natural disasters, violence, ethnic cleansing, individual or group persecution, droughts, civil wars, deportation and population transfer. The UNHCR defines 'forced displacement' more narrowly as: displaced "as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence or human rights violations".A forcibly displaced person may also be referred to as a "forced migrant", a "displaced person" (DP), or, if displaced within the home country, an "internally displaced person" (IDP). …

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The National Archives · 1 January 1982 French

A file of correspondence and reports concerning travel restrictions placed on Polish and British diplomats and officials. The documents cover restrictions placed on Polish diplomats, journalists, and businessmen operating in …



The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

nationalist excesses and, in particular, with forced migration from Kosovo by Serbs and Montenegrins was


The National Archives · 1 January 1981 English

A file of correspondence and reports concerning financial claims against Czechoslovakia, and the restitution of Czechoslovak gold held since the Second World War. The documents cover the ongoing negotiations for …



The National Archives · 1966 German

A file of correspondence concerning national minority populations in West Germany. The documents discuss a recent increase in the number of Polish nationals applying for visas to emigrate to West …


The National Archives · 1965 English

A file of correspondence and press material concerning West German refugees. The documents discuss a speech given by Franz Josef Strauss, the Chairman of the West German Christian Democratic Union …


The National Archives · 1963 English

A file of correspondence and press material concerning visits by British nationals to Berlin. The documents discuss how the East German government will let British nationals visit East Berlin for …

spies and saboteurs into the DDR and the forced migration« of DD~. trained personnel organised by spies and saboteurs into the D.D.R. and the "forced migration" organised by the Federal Republic, of D.D


The National Archives · 1961 German

A file of correspondence and reports concerning the activities of German expellee and refugee organisations. Subjects covered in the file include concerns over an agreement formulated between the Social Democratic …


The National Archives · 1959 English

A file of correspondence, memoranda, and press material concerning Jews in the Soviet Union. The documents contain a memorandum handed to Anastas Mikoyan, the First Deputy Chairman of the Council …


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