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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protections that all people are entitled to‚ simply for being human. Today‚ Australia faces the challenge of Asylum seekers‚ many of whom which have currently been denied their basic human rights. The government’s policy of creating Immigration Detention Facilities as a way of detaining unauthorised asylum seekers may be a solution the problem of controlling Australia’s borders‚ however‚ violates the human rights of this group in Australia. One strategy that addresses this issue is the implementation of
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Asylum Seekers are people who fled from their homes in the face of persecution‚ or threats to their lives. But there is no reason why the Australian government should be obliged to welcome asylum seekers who use illegal methods to come here. We have the responsibility to protect our borders and way of life against what could amount to a huge influx of immigrants whose backgrounds and possible criminal status are unknown. Detention is the only solution to the problem of how to treat asylum seekers
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ASYLUM SEEKERS Take a moment to imagine the life of an asylum seeker. You live in a country‚ ravaged by conflict‚ poverty‚ illiteracy and hunger. You are stifled by your circumstances‚ bound to a life of suffering. For a 17 year old girl in a developing country‚ life is different from ours. Say that you are a 17 year old girl in a developing country. Horrible realities are faced every day. With no identification or passport‚ nothing stands in the way of child marriage; that is‚ you could be
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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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Only a person who can claim that they have a well-founded fear of persecution can claim asylum. The majority of asylum seekers come to the UK from four main countries. These are Afghanistan‚ Iraq‚ Somalia and Sri Lanka. Different people see the asylum seekers in different situations. Some see them and immediately give them sympathy and say that they would do the same if they were in the same situation. Whilst others see them all as people who only come here for the money and this annoys them
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between Australia and Indonesia over how to deal with asylum seekers. 10Jan14 Prisoner transport to match shipping container cells. The Victorian Government’s plan to use shipping containers as prison cells to alleviate prison overcrowding. 8Jan14 Frosty weather. A look at both the freezing weather in America and the cool relations between Australia and Indonesia over asylum seekers. The feud between Australia and Indonesia over how to deal with asylum seekers
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Asylum Seeker In today’s society we are safe; we can go outside and not have any worries about our safety. In Australia we have the freedom of speech; we have the right to elect our Prime Ministers. And we are very fortunate that we live in Australia and yet we all seem to take it for granted‚ is that because we are naive or just stupid? We Australians are a multicultural‚ we have different types of races in different suburbs in different cities‚ and yet we act like we all share the same views
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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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#LetThemStay: Thousands gather in cities all over Australia to rally against asylum seekers deported back to Nauru Thousands of protesters gather in cities all over Australia on Wednesday calling on to the Federal Government not to deport 267 asylum seekers back to Nauru. The protest was in response to the High Court ruling allowing almost 300 asylum seekers‚ including 72 children to be sent back to offshore detention at Nauru. ABC reported the demonstrators gathered in Melbourne‚ Adelaide‚ Sydney
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