Assisted voluntary return schemes

Journal article

In recent years, ‘assisted voluntary return’ (AVR) schemes have spread across Europe and the Western industrialised world. While AVR is clearly preferable to deportation, NGOs and academics alike have criticised these schemes for being misleadingly labelled and lacking genuine voluntariness.

Authors: Koch, A

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Reviewed (other)
• Publisher: Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford Publisher's website
• Journal: Forced Migration Review
• Issue: 44
• Publication date: 2013-09-01
• ISSN: 1460-9819
• Keywords: deportation; reintegration; detention; voluntary return schemes; FMR
• Subjects: Forced migration