Asylum Seekers and Refugees (FOR) Introduction According to the 1951 UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) Convention‚ an asylum seeker is someone who is seeking international protection from a wellfounded fear of being persecuted because of their race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ and conflict but whose claim for refugee status has not yet been determined. Their refugee status application is processed by the UNHCR or a government that is a signatory to the United Nations 1951 Refugee
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invariably leads to negative assumptions about these racial groups and the shaping of public opinion. A culture of fear becomes adopted when the media behaves in this way‚ attaching distinct ‘moral panic’ around certain minority groups as threats to Australia (Dreher‚ 2013‚ p.2). The emergence of this concerning pattern is of importance because the media has to ability to shape the publics perception of these minority groups as Dreher states‚ “media matter because they do not merely reflect‚ but are also
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Those seeking asylum within the United Kingdom and the United States are confronted with obstacles that are in direct opposition to the responsibilities to refugees as per United Nations Council Resolutions (1967). The US and UK have implemented deterrence policies that classify these asylum seekers as deviant outsiders (Frey& Zhao‚ 2011). The employment of widespread use of detention‚ the passing of legislation that deny this fundamental human right to protection‚ as well as the negative depiction
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constantly debated over the last few years in Australia is the treatment of Asylum seekers. The opinion piece and the cartoon share a similar stance on the issue. ‘Australia’s ugly secret: we still warehouse asylum seekers’ by Julian Burnside and a cartoon by Andrew Dyson‚ both from the Age newspaper share the idea of cruel treatment by Australian official to the in need refuges. Julian makes his point very clear about how ‘warehousing’ the asylum seeker is not the right way to treat human being. The
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Braeden Alexanderson Year 10 The word Asylum seekers is not an unknown topic to Australia. The Asylum seekers or ‘boat people’ have been contentious issue in Australian politics for many years. According to Google dictionary an Asylum seeker is: “a person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another.”The big debate surrounding the area of asylum seekers is how to moderate the amount of boat people coming into Australia. The Malaysian Solution was one of the
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Who are these People? Asylum seekers are people who have fled their own country to seek refuge in another country whereby they apply for ‘asylum’ or rights to be recognised as genuine refugees with legal status and the assistance that it entails. Many of the asylum seekers we see crossing Australian borders are from the Middle East and Asia. Reasons for the illegal entry varies for the individual‚ but most commonly relates to discrimination of one reason or another‚ such as religion‚ nationality
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Asylum Seekers I have chosen to do my discursive essay on asylum seekers. I will try to separate lies from facts. I had to think carefully about this topic as there are so many different views on asylum seekers. I also opted to look into asylum seekers because I found that they are an extremely oppressed group. I will give pros and cons on asylum seekers and try to balance out my argument. The impact and influences people in power have on the mass media is tremendous. Together with the negative
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Immigration Detention Asylum seekers become an increasingly controversial topic not just in Australia‚ but also around the world. Asylum seekers are people who flee their homeland in order to find safety from dangerous circumstances that are out of their control (Australian Human Rights Commission‚ 2014). On arrival in or near Australian land‚ these peace seekers are detained until their claims can be legally processed and they are either granted an Australian visa or deported from Australia all together
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While Australia is not the only country to detain unauthorised arrivals‚ it is the only country to mandatory detain children. (Keks‚ 2013) This movement is widely criticised by rights groups and the UN. A church group even describe it as "state-sanctioned child abuse". They treat children and other asylum seekers in the same way. Children are facing the long processing time without adequate access to schooling and other special services. They are held in some closed detention facilities or detention
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Over the last five years asylum seeker numbers‚ which include families with children‚ have been on the rise in Australia. The Australian Human Rights Commission [AHRC] (2014‚ p. 29) claims that Australia breaches International Human Rights Law‚ due to factors such as regional processing‚ lack of proper resources and mandatory detention with no set duration. The current management of asylum seekers in detention may be having a detrimental impact on children physically‚ emotionally and mentally. Australian
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