Introduction This essay explores how unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) are oppressed in the UK. An unaccompanied asylum seeking child is a person under the age of eighteen who has left their country of origin in order to seek refuge and is ‘separated from both parents and are not being cared for by an adult who‚ by law or custom has responsibility to do so’ (UNHCR‚ 1994:121). They are therefore applying for asylum in their own right. Discrimination is the process of identifying that
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The debate about asylum seekers in Australia is contentious and politically charged‚ but research commissioned by Amnesty International has found that anti-asylum seekers sentiments are not actually fuelled by racism. Australia pride itself on its strong human rights record and its standing as a good global citizen. However deeper analysis and according to recent situation that how boat people are being treated shows that Australia has failed to fulfill with its international human rights obligations
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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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Introduction Someone may ask for a political asylum when they are frightened to live in their own country. They will then go to another country. If they are allowed to live in the new country this is called political asylum. The political asylum is one of the human rights affirmed by Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ and a rules of international human rights law. All countries who have agreed to the United Nations Conventions Relating to the Status of Refugees must
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Asylum Seekers- creating compassion‚ forming fear and arising anger As a result of the substantial 17‚202 boat arrivals on Australian shores in 2012‚ it’s clear that the issue of Asylum Seekers isn’t something that can be taken lightly; in fact this one issue has polarised the entire nation of Australia. Those seeking asylum are desperately fleeing from a country of fear‚ conflict and trauma in search of a new life however the recent influx and the extensive numbers of arrivals call for a strong
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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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New Asylums There is a growing number of prisoners faced with mental illness which is leading to American prisons being turned into new mental asylums. There is a need for intervention but determining an affective method is the real challenge. As shown in the video‚ there is growing frustration among correction officers leading to what appears to be abuse between the prisoner and the officer. Correction officers are no longer only responsible for the security of the prison and the prisoners but
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Cuba. After being admitted to a local hospital‚ Elian’s great-uncle Lazaro Gonzalez contacted the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”). A few days later‚ Lazaro petitioned for asylum on Elian’s behalf. Not long after‚ another petition for asylum was filed‚ signed by Elian. A third request for asylum was then filed by Lazaro on Elian’s behalf after he was awarded temporary custody in a state court action. The three petitions were similar‚ citing that Elian was afraid to return to Cuba
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debated over the last few years in Australia is the treatment of Asylum seekers. The opinion piece and the cartoon share a similar stance on the issue. ‘Australia’s ugly secret: we still warehouse asylum seekers’ by Julian Burnside and a cartoon by Andrew Dyson‚ both from the Age newspaper share the idea of cruel treatment by Australian official to the in need refuges. Julian makes his point very clear about how ‘warehousing’ the asylum seeker is not the right way to treat human being. The cartoon by
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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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