Progress and challenges relating to the human rights of IDPs 2016, para. 46
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The nexus between internally displaced persons and refugees has been particularly evident recently in the context of the conflicts in the Syrian Arab Republic and Iraq. They have been characterized by extreme violence and disregard for the lives and human rights of civilian populations, including by ISIL, and the failure of Governments to fulfil their protection and assistance commitments. Other protracted conflict situations, including in Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, South Sudan and the Sudan have resulted in similar situations of protracted displacement, which contributes to cross-border flight.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
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Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
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Humanitarian
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Persons on the move
Year
2016
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Other
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/35, para. 46.