Peace Prize for its groundbreaking work in Europe after the World War. It was not too long before the next major crisis. Directly after the aftermath of the Second World War‚ the decolonization of Africa and Asia created the first of the continents refugee crises. Between 1945 and 1960‚ 36 new states in Asia and Africa achieved the right or condition to self-govern themselves and/or outright independence from their European colonial rulers. There was no one process of decolonization (U.S. Department
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INTRODUCTION The Syrian Refugee Crisis is certainly a hot-button issue today. It has been the subject of major political debate in the last federal election‚ with many criticising the Conservative Government for its slow speed‚ lack of commitment‚ and alleged cherry-picking attitude towards refugee resettlement. The Liberal Party‚ meanwhile‚ capitalized on the emotional atmosphere following the release of the photograph of the Syrian child‚ Alan Kurdi‚ dead on a Turkish beach; they pledged to bring
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right to safety. (evidence) most show that refugee detainees are under conditions far worse than prison convicts. Fifthly‚ in addition to refugee law‚ international human rights law and Australian law both prohibit the expulsion of people to places where they are at risk of torture‚ the death penalty‚ cruel‚ inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment‚ or arbitrary deprivation of life. Australia seems to conveniently brush aside Article 31 in the Refugee Convention 1951 that requires countries not
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and they have had to make tough decisions about where they should go. This essay will look at few important reasons that refugees can negatively impact on the economy of the country. The world is observing the World Refugee Day today. The definition of the word refugee is sometimes expanded to include that people fleeing war or other armed conflict. Generally‚ it is because of political conflicts‚ war‚ violence‚ persecution‚ torture – that drives people to leave their homes. We see that from
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in are distorted through panic and trepidation that has festered through the conglomeration of the masses of migrants and with the actors pulling the strings behind the system of migrations. These actors fuel the current discourse of the migrant‚ refugee‚ or potential asylum member. In other words‚ the media‚ politicians‚ and devout bureaucracies have seized upon the migrant‚ creating the migration industry to project the migrant as a dehumanized‚ unknown‚ and potentially dangerous entity that is
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still facing the challenge of its refugee past and the afermath of the turbulent events triggered by the 1994 genocide? Once the ‘One UN’/‘Delivering as One’ reform has been implemented‚ there are a number of outcomes that could signifcantly enhance refugee protection. The creation of national asylum systems‚ efective returnee monitoring mechanisms and prevention of new refugee movements are felds where the One UN reform has signifcant potential. In protracted refugee situations such as Rwanda the
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country in which they hope to be granted refugee status. The Australian public opinion towards asylum seekers has often been unwelcoming at best and hostile at worst and this is often the way the media has portrayed the influx of people seeking asylum in Australia. Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s asylum seeker policy aims to tackle people smuggling. The Government is stepping up efforts to process asylum seekers offshore‚ and has recently negotiated a refugee swap deal with Malaysia. Opposition Leader
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Refugees According to the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees‚ a refugee as a person residing outside his or her country of nationality‚ who is unable or unwilling to return because of a ‘well-founded fear of persecution on account of race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ membership in a political social group‚ or political opinion’(UN General Assembly‚ 1951) 145 UN member states have signed the 1951 convention (UNHCR 2015). However‚ most of the forced migrants in the world do
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refugees seeking asylum in Australia. The basis for all legislation regarding refugees in Australia is the Migration Act 1958‚ which outlines powers such as being able to cap the number of refugees accepted into Australia each year‚ and defines a refugee as somebody “being persecuted for reasons of race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ membership of a particular social group or political opinion”‚ which is written according to the United Nation’s definition.12 Since then a number of amendments and additions
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Refugees are all over the world and are forced to flee their homes leaving everything behind having to start their new lives in a safer place. It is a struggle for survival everyday. The novel: Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai‚ is a fictionalization of the real life issues of refugees with the main character Kim Ha and her family having to leave their home in Saigon in order to escape the war that plagues them. The family‚ although reluctant‚ decides to flee to America looking for a new place
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