issues such as the differential treatment of asylum seekers based on how they arrived in Australia or apply for protection‚ the Pacific and Malaysian solution‚ the detention of asylum seekers and combating the view that boat arrivals are not ‘genuine refugees’. Although there are many other concerns‚ the issues listed above are the major ones. In the first instance‚ refugee right groups are trying to minimize the difference in the way onshore and offshore asylum seekers are processed. Currently
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Commissioner for Refugees. Just over half of those are internally displaced or stateless‚ with 8 million having fled across an international border. Established in 1950‚ unhcr was charged by the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees with the protection of their interests: full political and economic rights in the country of asylum‚ with the hope of eventual voluntary repatriation. As a brutal testament to its contemporary failure‚ at least 3.5 million of those refugees currently struggle
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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‚ beliefs and personal circumstances. Also a large number of the illegal immigrants are fleeing war torn countries and persecution. Rarely do refugees have the chance
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the effectiveness of the legal system in dealing with asylum seeks and refugees? Introduction * Legal system: purpose to bring justice and civilization to a community Enforced by police and other figures of authority applied equally basis and fundamentals of having a cooperative society and country made up of institutions e.g. Australian Human Rights Commissions or UNHCR ( United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). (Legal Studies workbook) Ultimately the goal of the law is to protect
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Offshore processing of asylum seekers‚ People who flee from countries which are persecuting them‚ escaping for their lives. Australia’s mandatory detention policy means that asylum seekers are locked in a detention centre until they are processed‚ which can take years. According to the Minister for Immigration‚ Amanda Vanstone‚ this is in order to deter other arrivals. Detention-centre advocates tell us that our tough attitude towards “boat people” is a deterrent for others who may consider seeking
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countries are most at risk from climate change. It will also examine the question of who is responsible for climate change refugees‚ what mitigation strategies are currently in place and what future proposals are being considered. Climate change refugee is a relatively recent term that has come into use more frequently since scientists became aware of global warming. The first refugees of the 20th century came about as a result of the First World War when millions of people fled their countries in search
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most of the international community. With approximately 6.5 million people internally displaced‚ and millions more fleeing the country as refugees or seeking refugee status‚ the Syrian war has become a worldwide refugee crisis‚ in desperate need of international help1. Over the past couple decades‚ Canada has proved to be a leader in the acceptance of refugees from around the world‚ especially during a crisis. But as of today‚ the country has done little to fulfill its global role in protecting those
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or break you. Ha and her family have to flee their country and in a blink of an eye‚ their lives are turned inside out and back again. Ha starts to grow up throughout her journey because of the many struggles her and her family face as Vietnamese refugees. As ha and her family go through a complex journey‚ they are faced with obstacles such as war and poverty. Many hazards are created due to the war‚ Saigon is slowly falling apart. For example‚ in the poem‚ “Closed Too Soon” it says‚ “School’s
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an ambitious schedule for the implementation of ‘One Programme’‚ ‘One Budgetary Framework’‚ ‘One Leader’ and ‘One Ofce’ endorsed by the Government of Rwanda.1 What does this mean for the people of concern to UNHCR in a country hosting some 50‚000 refugees – predominantly Congolese – and 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
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asylum-seekers 2005 she was awarded the Global Humanitarian Award by the United Nations Association of the USA and the Business Council for the United Nations for her work with refugees. In 2007‚ the International Rescue Committee awarded its Freedom Award to Jolie and High Commissioner Guterres for their contributions to the cause of refugees and human freedom. In 2007‚ Jolie became a member of the influential Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Jolie has since funded various CFR special reports‚ including
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