It Is Important That Refugees Show Compliance to the Laws of the Contracting State
According to (Anway, 2005) refugees are people who leave their homes in order to seek safety, or refuge. In general, people become refugees to flee violence, economic disparity, repression, natural disasters, and other harsh living and working conditions. On Jan.1, 2002, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated that there were more than 12 million refugees in the world. This number of refugees has remained relatively constant at greater than 10 million since 1981. Some refugees have been living in camps for most of their lives. For example, Afghans have lived in camps in Pakistan and Iran since the early 1980s when the Soviet Union invaded their nation. While some return each year to resettle, almost equal numbers leave to escape new regional fighting. The number of Afghan refugees living abroad now stands at over 3.5 million (UNHCR, 2008). Therefore this essay is aimed at discussing why it is important that refugees show compliance to the laws of the contracting state.
To begin with, it is unfortunate and ironic that most refugees flee in order to escape human rights violations and violence, yet their vulnerable situation as refugees exposes them to additional human rights violations and violence. Walking away from danger with one 's valuables makes a refugee vulnerable to robbery from armed robbers. Young boys are always susceptible to being kidnapped and forced to fight for a military group. Women of all ages are potential rape victims. Children are no longer assured of receiving an adequate education. NGOs have trouble ensuring the safety of those who live in refugee camps (Madu, 2005). Refugees also occasionally have problems receiving food and water because such resources are often in short supply and are major targets of armed groups. Therefore, it’s very important that the refugees show compliance to the laws of the contracting state so that they are protected from such violent conducts.
Ideally, a refugee will only remain in the host
To begin with, it is unfortunate and ironic that most refugees flee in order to escape human rights violations and violence, yet their vulnerable situation as refugees exposes them to additional human rights violations and violence. Walking away from danger with one 's valuables makes a refugee vulnerable to robbery from armed robbers. Young boys are always susceptible to being kidnapped and forced to fight for a military group. Women of all ages are potential rape victims. Children are no longer assured of receiving an adequate education. NGOs have trouble ensuring the safety of those who live in refugee camps (Madu, 2005). Refugees also occasionally have problems receiving food and water because such resources are often in short supply and are major targets of armed groups. Therefore, it’s very important that the refugees show compliance to the laws of the contracting state so that they are protected from such violent conducts.
Ideally, a refugee will only remain in the host
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