Good morning/afternoon Mr Turnbull. My name is Miriam and I stand before you today with hope that you would allow me and my daughter to take refuge in your beautiful country Australia. I understand that many like me would like to seek asylum in your country, and you have a very busy schedule but I ask that you would at least take the time to hear my story. We refugees, are a part of humanity. Please don’t leave us behind. I come from what is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I was an activist there, and it was my aim to improve women’s rights and provide them with equal opportunities in education and pay in workplaces. To begin with, I didn’t have many supporters, but as time went on, many women became bold enough to take …show more content…
It is a terrifying place to live, a refugee camp. Have you ever had to live in one? The violence that goes on, both physical and verbal, as well as the many armed robberies, still scares me, and I wake up everyday, so thankful that me and my daughter are still alive. But I do not want to experience another terrifying ordeal, because I know we won’t be so lucky every time. We could be the next to get robbed or worse... One day, my friend, who was going through a similar situation, told me about the UNHCR, The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. She told me to contact them, as they were advertising for resettlement opportunities in your country. I told them about my situation and explained to them, that many refugees, like me, were being overlooked by authorities and were not receiving adequate assistance. Which brought me here, speaking to you. I feel that the hardships I have been through have made me a stronger more resilient and more determined person, who could make a fair contribution to your country. I would also be grateful if my daughter finally got the chance to complete her education, and we would be able to live
Great Evening women and courteous fellows, My names Johnson Tia, I am here to talk around an intense issues, that has put a huge number of individuals at danger of losing their properties, families, companions, friends and family and above all lives. This has gone to a point where it genuinely should be tended to and put to a stop. This issue is developing each day, even presently, it is developing, this issue is something that could go on everlastingly, if not managed. This issue has been distressing for Australia as well as it has left a considerable measure of unanswered inquiries, with respect to why they go to our nation and what they are searching for? Women and respectable men this issue is Refugees and Asylum Seekers.
as Syrian refugees due to the war. This family was about one of 10,000 sent, they were let into the United States were they had to adjust to a new life. They say that they are " living an ocean away from home and from a war that ripped their lives apart" and that’s why we have to make them feel comfortable with hospitality. The family left in 2012 after people were shot in the streets in front of their home and were cars were set ablaze. It all boils down to violence, that gives me a sad and queasy feeling that this is how our world
No burqas, no veils, not even a scarf” Upon arrival of Mahtab and her family, they are then put into a detention centre to face a long and agonising wait for freedom and news of their father. This story certainly provides us a fresh view of life as a refugee, especially while living in detention. We are giving an insight into the boredom, the difficult conditions, the segregation, the intense fear, isolation and despair experienced by a family living in no man’s land, where their lives are determined by things outside their control. “’This is a prison’… ‘They said this was a free country.’ ‘Why do you do this to us?’”
The treatment of refugees and asylum seekers in Australia is unacceptable and with mandatory detention it makes matters even worse. The treatment that families and children go through is a monstrosity. All of the reasons that have been listed is why ‘If I could change one thing about Australia’ it would be changing the way refugees are treated here and making them feel safe in Australia by connecting them to the
We are told that Australia is the “blessed country”. A country where our most appealing asset is our multicultural community and diverse society. In our anthem, we sing: “for those who come across the seas, we’ve boundless plains to share”. Ironically, this line is in the second verse, which most people barely ever sing. Perhaps this reveals the true attitude Australia has towards asylum seekers.
The estimated number of refugees leaving their own country since World War II is one hundred million ("Refugee”). A refugee is a person who has left their country because of fear of their safety due to violence, race, religion, or war. Supporting and solving today’s refugee crisis is especially controversial because of the current events, financing, and security issues. ("Refugee Facts”). Climate change and natural disasters sometimes cause people to leave their homes or countries.
Ladies and gentlemen, I am Dr. Anne Howard and I am the Dean of the students here at the University of Michigan. I am so pleased to be with you tonight and to have the chance to introduce our keynote speaker, Akosua Atweaban. She is a notable alumni of this school and has gone on to become Head Nurse at New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell. She has been one of the top nurses at this hospital for several years, and is a true stand out in this field.
Migrant or Refugee? name: Michael Agege ________________________ Human Geography: Unit 2 Part I. Read the article below from the New York Times on the difference between a migrant and a refugee. The difference between the two is a fundamental understanding you’ll need to move forward with this unit. Answer the accompanying questions in complete sentences. *note: the article is from 2015, but while the migrant crisis in Europe has changed and only gotten more complicated, the fundamental differences between a refugee and a migrant still apply http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/28/world/migrants-refugees-europe-syria.html?_r=0 In your words, what is a refugee?
This analysis looks at refugees and the social justice issue of Australia’s discriminatory treatment of refugees traveling to Australia seeking asylum. Australia’s current treatment of Asylum seekers includes taking them from an already extremely stressful environment and detaining them in remote detention facilities where they have limited interaction with family and friends. In some instances, this includes children and young people. The University western Sydney (2016)
In Australia, refugees and asylum seekers are treated like the enemy in a war: the target of a highly resourced, military-led “deterrence” strategy complete with arbitrary detainment, detention camps, guards to terrorise them, forced deportations and the violent suppression of those who protest. Australia is failing to meet the standards required when regarding the treatment of asylum seekers. It is fact that asylum seekers make up less than 3% of Australia’s annual immigration yet the idea is being distorted to that of which they will overpopulate a country that prides itself on being a multicultural society. I want to shed light on the misconception that asylum seekers are not ‘legal’ when in actual fact it is a human right to seek freedom.
Families entering the refuge countries suffer from displacement and separation, grief and mental agony, gross violence in their countries of origin and are needy, helpless and vulnerable who need to be taken care of. Australia for example has ratified numerous
Approximately 4.8 million refugees have fled to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq. Additionally, 6.6 million refugees are internally displaced inside of Syria. Most of these refugees are being treated as if they aren’t equal members of society, their rights are being stripped from them and they are being dehumanized through various poor treatment. Martin Luther King fought for the freedom of black people because they weren’t being given fair rights as equal human beings, they were being seen as lower than society, which is exactly what is happening to Syrian refugees. In some cases refugees aren’t only being treated as if they aren’t equal contributing members of society, but they are being completely disregarded in general.
So, how should be the perfect refugee camp? _______ When for the first time in the human history, the population in the cities has overcome the rural populations [1], we still have thousands of people being forced to do the opposite journey: refugees from urban areas forced to leave everything they have, for a variety of reasons: war, climate, politics and resettle somewhere else: urban areas (Kamel Doräi 2010), rural environments and the "luckiest" ones: in refugee camps.
The foundations for protecting refugees and migrants are a humane approach to human suffering and adherence to international humanitarian law. An improved screening and resettlement process would also improve the West's muddled response to today's displacement crisis. Introduction of the Immigration crisis Migrants and refugees flooding into Europe from Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia have presented European leaders and policymakers with their greatest challenge since the debt crisis. The International
A refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their home country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. There are many different types of refugees, these include refugees who are escaping war, social discrimination, racial discrimination, religious persecution, those who are seeking aid after a natural disaster, political unrest, and those who fear for their lives and the lives of their family. These people are given refugee status and are placed in designated refugee camps across the country where they are supposed to be cared for and educated, but this is not happening. Many of the countries only provide shelter for the refugees but do not provide the rest of the basic needs. There are many factors that contribute to a person becoming a refugee these include war, famine, racial prejudice, religion, harassment or torture due to political views, nationality, and natural disaster.