1.8 Literature Review 1.8.1 Introduction There have always been refugees. Wars, political upheavals, ethnic discrimination, religious strife, and a wide range of human rights abuses lead people to become refugees. Throughout the past century, there have been many peaks and troughs in the overall numbers of refugees and other displaced people in the world, with huge numbers during the two world wars and during the 1980s and 1990s according to Betts A. et al (2012). At the beginning of 2011 the office
SHOULD COUNTRIES BE MORALLY OBLIGATED TO GIVE ASYLUM TO REFUGEES?] AMITH SARANYU D.S 10 IGCSE DECCAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL “ Turning back boats full of people seeking asylum in their hour of need is not fair.” - Councilor Linda Scott. RATIONALE I chose this topic because I read an article on the Internet stating that the refugee crisis worldwide has displaced 60 million people from their homes since the end of World War II pushing asylum to their limits. That article stated the threat
The migration movement in new living environment can be, according to Bade (2005), understood as a social and culture-historical process. People with different historical, sociocultural and individual backgrounds react differently to economic and ecological, social and cultural, religious, ethnical and political parameter. Therefore, Efionayi-Mäders (2001) for instance has the opinion, migration cannot be administratively or legally defined (Efionayi-Mäder et al. 2001). Different theories on the
In our current setting, the presence of refugees are prevalent in different parts of the world. A refugee is defined as someone who has been forced to leave a country because of war or for religious or political reasons. On the one hand, international legal protection of refugees centres on a person laid down in the 1951 Refugee Convention under Article 1(A)2, the term “refugee” shall apply to any person who “ x x x owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality
Migration. It is a pretty simple concept in any context. Whether it is birds migrating south in the winter, or people moving to a new country for various reasons. Many people know how migration works, but many do not research the topic to find a deeper understanding of it. I will be discussing human migration and the reasons it happens, and the struggles people can face while preparing for to move, and when adjusting to a new living situation. Those who migrate are moving from place to place with
Victimization and the rights of foreign migrants in South Africa Introduction After the first democratic elections in South Africa, the country opened up internationally and was exposed to global trends, economically, politically and socially including migratory patterns. There was an increased inflow of migrants, not only those who legally immigrated to the country but also refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants. Unfortunately, this movement of foreign migrants to South Africa has resulted
Africa is the continent with a massive influx of migrants. Political instability (conflicts, war, dictatorial rule, terrorism) and social-economic problems (unemployment, poverty, illiteracy, lack of education and healthcare resources, are the push factors which have been around for decades. These factors are the major circumstances that push people to become refugees, asylum seekers, and labor migrants. In many African countries, migration has been the core of many political and legislative discussions
Rights of Refugees Abstract: India continues in receiving refugees in spite of its overpopulation where millions of people are below poverty line and are debarred from basic amenities. However there are few rights given to them but there is no uniform legal framework to protect refugee.1951 Convention Relating to The Status of Refugee followed by 1967 protocol on Refugees, UNHRC, Cartagena Declaration on Refugees are the main authority on the refugee law. The word Refugee has been defined in
THE LAW OF ASYLUM Ian Martin, the former Secretary General of Amnesty International, recently observed: "Government... are more often motivated by self-interest than by considerations of humanity, and this provides a further reason for those seeking to combat human rights violations to insist upon the right of asylum." The word “asylum” is the Latin counterpart of the Greek word “asylon” which means freedom from seizure. Historically, asylum could be referred to as a place of refuge where one could
Forced migration has been a common consequence of violence since the beginning of human history particularly when security is threatened by strife, military coups, insurrection, religious persecution, and human rights abuses. This, in addition to political despotism or “ethnic cleansing” force people to flee their homes in search of safety. Although the reasons for displacement differ from place to place, the effects of forced migration has remained the same with