Refugee Essays & Research Papers

University of san carlos –technological center | TERRA-MUNUS | Planning and Programming | Advisers:Arch’t. Lara Arch’t. Solis Arch’t. Valenzona | Members:Chan, Keith Omandam, Jonathan Tan, William Wilbur Jan C. | 1/30/2013 | Terra-Munus is a proposed refugee community in Leyte to prepare the people for whatever the calamities may come to the island. It will be a settlement built to house the misfortunate people who are hit by various...

Auden’s ‘Refugee Blues’ laments the plight of the Jews who were forced to flee Europe when the Holocaust started and they were rounded up and killed or imprisoned under the cruel regime of Hitler. The poem starts with a narrator, who is later revealed to be a German Jew, describing a large city which is home to ten million people some of whom are well off and live in luxurious large houses while others make do in slums and shabby houses. Yet, the narrator tells the person with him, presumably a...

1796 Masaki Chole Road Dar es Salaam, Tanzania December 4, 2009 President Jakaya Mlisho Kikwete Old Bagamoyo Road P.O box 686 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Dear Jakaya Mlisho Kikwete: My name is Arjun Rajesh Davda; I am a student at the international school of Tanzania. I am writing you this letter to express my deep concern and dismay regarding the topic refugees in Tanzania. More than 35.000 refugees come from Burundi every year living in the town Mtabila, where there is an established...

Refugee law is the branch of international law which deals with the rights and protection of refugees. It is related to, but distinct from, international human rights law and international humanitarian law, which deal respectively with human rights in general, and the conduct of war in particular. Refugee law encompasses customary law, peremptory norms, and international legal instruments. The only international instrument is the UN Convention, with an optional Protocol, while various regional...

Analysis Refugee Blues "Refugee Blues" is a poem written by the U.S-British poet W. H. Auden in March 1939. This poem is set in 1930′s when Nazi people were prosecuted the Jewish people. Refugees were people who were driven out of their home or country because of war. Blues is a slow, sad, rhythmic music developed by black Americans. The poem dramatizes the condition of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany in the years before World War II, especially the indifference and antagonism they faced...

English Commentary Refugee Mother and Child From the beginning of this poem ( the title) to the end of the poem we can feel a sense of pain that the son undergoes as well as the pain and love a mother of a refugee also goes through. In this poem- Refugee mother and her child, Chinua Achebe starts off with a very melancholy tone as we are made to imagine the sorrow in a mother’s heart as she would soon have to forget and let go of her dying son. Achebe begins with a bond of affection by...

IDPs 1. Difference between IDPs and refugees There are 200 million IDPs in the world, there is growing concern that despite the magnitude of the problem there exists no legal regime for it. Challenges which are there are Of providing material assistance And ensuring the protection and respect for the fundamental rights of the IDPs. It is important to distinguish between the IDP and the refugee. The first element which distinguishes the refugee from IDP is that: the claimant...

Refugees, Asylum Seekers & Detention Centres 1.Do you think Australia is a ‘just’ society? Why/Why not? Australia is a just society in a way. As Australia does let in refugees into the country but not let in asylum seekers even though they have rights. 2.Define the terms: Refugees, Asylum Seekers & Detention Centres. Asylum Seekers: An asylum seeker has unauthorized entry. Refugees: Someone who is entitled to enter a country, they have documents. Detention Centers: Where refugees are...

When I came to Australia I had to leave behind my mother and two brothers, they are still in the refugee camp in Chad, neighbouring Sudan, where I spent 14 months before my papers were finalized to come to Australia. My family and I had been forced into the refugee camp in February 2004 when my father was killed by pro-government Arab militia, called the Janjaweed, who were carrying out massacres against black Muslims in my home of Darfur in western Sudan. They called these killings “ethnic...

 Refugees 1) Introduction Today we are going to talk about refugees, refugee law and all the issues related to refugees. A refugee is a person who is outside his or her country of origin or habitual residence because they have suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, because of being a member of a persecuted 'social group' or because they are fleeing a war. Such a person may be called an 'asylum seeker' until recognized by the state where they...

Introduction The term refugee is defined in 1951 Convention of Refugees. Article 1 of the Convention defines a refugee as: ¡§A person who is outside his/her country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and is unable or unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country, or to return there for fear of persecution¡¨ (p. 6). When...

Good morning/afternoon fellow students, teachers and guests on World Refugee Day 2013. Today I am here to talk to you about a topic which I am sure you all have heard about as a hot topic on the news and it is Refugees in Detention Centers in Australia. The theme of my speech will be about ‘Social justice is equal and fair distribution of social values, such as freedom, income and wealth and the opportunity to take part in society’. I will outline and describe the different situations and...

CANADA AND SYRIAN REFUGEES “Our compassion and fairness are a source of great pride for Canadians”, proudly stated by Citizenship and Immigration of Canada on its refugee system.There is no doubt that Canada has been a leader in refugee resettlement programs. Its outstanding and effective protection for Vietnamese “boat people” after Vietnam war gained Canada great respect from global community, and ever since, Canada is known as the most “refugee-friendly” country in the world. However, the...

Analytical Response – Refugee Refugee, a novel by Alan Sunderland conveys the horrific qualities of Australia by showing us the view of a 12-year-old boy, a refugee who has to live in a detention centre for 12 months in the Australian outback. Sunderland condemns the fact that Australia has closed doors and is not letting refugees into its world. Sunderland encourages the reader to feel empathy for the plight of those seeking refuge from other countries and exhorts us to embrace an Australian...

Elisabeth Novak 260581648 INTD 200 The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Canada is Not Playing its Role. The Syrian civil war originating in 2011 has put millions in perilous situations, now involving 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...

DRAFT 1 Writers always have a reason or purpose for writing stories. “The Happiest Refugee”, written by Anh Do, is a memoir describing his family’s journey from Vietnam to Australia, heartbreaking struggles in his life, and how he became such a well-known comedian. He uses comedy to lighten serious issues and shows the best of his life living in a dominant white society. He makes readers more aware of Vietnamese refugees, how they are not taking this country for granted, and breaks the...

Background of Refugee Rights Political Movement Since 2000, both the refugee rights political movement in Australia as a whole as well as the Australian National Committee on Refugee Women (ANCORW) have primarily been focused on key 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...

How has the environment of Zaire been affected by the refugees of the Rwandan genocide? The mass movement of about 2 million Rwandan refugees to Zaire occurred in 1994. The refugees moved not only to Zaire, but they also moved to Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda. Kivu, where the majority of the Rwandan refugees were located, was already the most overpopulated region in Zaire. After the refugees moved in, the population was estimated at 8 million, nearly 2 million more than the earlier population....

A STUDY ON Bhutanese Refugee in Nepal M.Sc. Part - 2 Examination Paper - 9 and 10 Human Rights Department University of Calcutta Name: Rupak Ghosh Roll __91/HRT___ No.___050011___ Registration Number: 011543 of 2000 - 2001 Acknowledgements It would not have been possible for me to carry out out this study without the encouragement and assistance of my friends. I owe a large measure of gratitude to the people of the refugee community. I am thankful to the Mr. D.P. Kafley and other...

 Chechen Refugee Camps and Education 620/ PSYCH April 14, 2014 Dr. Neysa Hatcher Chechen Refugee Camps and Education The creation of schools is one of the leading ways to produce hope and stability in refugee camps. Many would love to go to school because, currently they have no other option, but to teach themselves. Refugees can recall having great memories of their past school experiences, which they use as motivation to continue to learn. On account of my involvement with...

Consequences of Refugee Flow and Mixed Migration ABSTRACT There are 214 million estimated numbers of international migrants worldwide. In 2010, there were 15.2 million refugees around the world (IOM, 2010). There are as many factors responsible for this large number as there are impacts. The impacts can be viewed as it relates to the migrants and the refugees themselves as well as it relates to transit communities, host communities in particular and Host countries in general. The dominant...

 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction The Convention and the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees define a refugee as a person who “owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country"1 A refugee is a person who is outside...

FORUM: General Assembly ISSUE: The Syrian refugee crisis MAIN SUBMITTED BY: The Russian Federation The General Assembly, _Acknowledging_ the fact that the civil war in Syria is affecting the neighboring countries, _Recognizing_ the efforts of Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other countries receiving over 2 million refugees, _Fully Alarmed by_ the fact that the civil war has been spread to Lebanon and could further be spread, _Fully Aware_ by the fact that many...

 Narrative and Systemic Approaches with Refugee Populations Colleen Cummings SOWK 5208 - 090 August 7, 2013 Narrative and Systemic Approaches with Refugee Populations In today’s world millions of displaced people have had to flee or have been forced to leave their homes. These people may be internally displaced within their own borders or living in another country with refugee status, having left due to war,...

A person who does not have own home country and is settled down in another country, who is dependent on the government for water, food, shelter, and education, is known as a Refugee. Nepal has lots of these kinds of Refugee camps. I was born in camp, and while there, I had a lot of struggles just to survive. My parents are from Bhutan. One day the Bhutanese government exiled about more than one hundred thousand citizens, which ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER OF RECOMENDITION ACRONYMS AND ABBREVATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 General background I 1.2 Statement of the Problem I 1.3 Objective of the Study II 1.4 Significance of the Study II 1.5 Literature Review II 1.6 Limitation of the Study II 1.7 Research Methodology III 1.8 Organization of the study III Chapter 2: History survey of Bhutanese Refugee problem 2.1 Emergence of Bhutanese...

 Critical Reflection: Programming for Refugee Students In the document entitled Building Hope: Appropriate Programming for Adolescent and Young Adult Newcomers of War-Affected Backgrounds and Manitoba Schools, released by MacKay and Tavares (2005) from Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth, MacKay and Tavares assert that: “there is a lack of programming for war affected children which leads to...

Global Governance In Climate Change and Climate Refugee Issues Bangladesh Case Course No. Gov 505 Supervisor: Professor Dr. Emdad ul Haque Programme Coordinator & Course Coordinator MAGD Program, BRAC University Bangladesh Submitted by Muhammad Shahanoor Alam Roll No 08272011 Semester # 2 Batch # 3 Master of Arts in Governance and Development |[pic] | |[pic]...

Analyse the Representation of the Figure of the Refugee in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s By the Sea The purpose of this essay is to examine Abdulrazak Gurnah’s presentation of the refugee through the individual identity of the novel’s protagonist, Saleh Omar. While there is a wealth of criticism across the genre of contemporary diasporic literature as a whole, relatively little research has been conducted on By the Sea specifically. This essay will therefore seek to provide a close reading of the...

Working with Refugee Students in Secondary Schools A Counselor’s Companion 1 Minnesota Department of Education English Language Learner Programs 2010 Working with Refugee Students in Secondary Schools A Counselor’s Companion Today’s challenge is to find ways to nourish the spirit of the “world’s children” in our lives and teach them skills for dealing with the ever-increasing demands of a stressful and complicated world, and life itself. Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn Everyday...

Compare the loss of a soldier in “Disabled” by Wilfred Owen to that of civilian in “Refugee Blues” by W.H Auden The poem “Disabled” written by Wilfred Owen speaks about the affects of war and the tragic loss of an individual who happens to be a soldier. The poem contains many connotations of loss, tragedy, cruelty, depression and the contrasting point of view from different people towards the person. However, the poem “Refugee Blues” is also based on the theme of war, and talks about many...

Refugee crime wave nothing but hogwash The debate of increasing Australia’s refugee intake has created much controversy which condemns migrants for contributing to an increase in crime rates. This issue has stirred much debate within the Australian media with certain individuals believing this conviction to be true, others such as Sinclair Davidson seek to elucidate the manipulative nature of authorities who he deems, are advantageously using this topic of concern to garner support for their...

In what way is the 1951 Refugee Convention (and 1967 Protocol) important in protecting refugees today? Refer to specific measures and rights outlined in the Convention and the Protocol. The States that signed the 1951 Refugee Convention agreed to assist and protect the refugees and helping them to a new start.[1] What this mean and how it is important, this essay will give attempt to discuss by looking at some of its articles and then move on to an example of where and how it has been...

Refugees Part A. Sadly and commonly throughout the world of today with its immense technology, and stature lies an ever growing and simple problem soon becoming an epidemic. Through tyranny styled governments, ignorance and even a lack of awareness and care sits 20 million refugees thrown from their countries simply because it is not safe, to a place where they are unknown. These people are children, mothers and fathers dying endlessly with nowhere to go and without a future. Under...

Mass population movements were a major feature of the 20th century; armed conflicts have increasingly targeted civilians and led to enforced migration. No area of the world has been spared - from Indonesia to Sierra Leone, Bosnia to Nicaragua - forming groups of people that we now called Refugees. A Refugee is someone who has fled his or her country because he or she fears persecution based on race, religion, nationality, social group, or political opinion. The definition is sometimes expanded...

Outcasts united The story of a refugee cocker Team that changed a town Warrant St. John Published in USA, Apr 2009,320 pages. About this Book Outcasts United is the story of a refugee soccer team, a remarkable woman coach and a Small southern town turned upside down by the process of refugee resettlement. In the 1990s, that town, Clarkston, Georgia, became a resettlement center for refugees And a modern-day Ellis Island for scores of families from war zones...

Compare and contrast Auden’s and Faulks’ use of detail establish a feeling of alienation in ‘Refugee Blues’ and ‘The Last Night’ Both Sebastian Faulks and W. H. Auden write about the tales of Jewish refugees living in the time of holocaust during WW2 in their two pieces, ‘The Last Night’ and ‘Refugee Blues’. By using literary techniques such as imagery and tone both writers, Auden and Gray create a sense of alienation for the characters portrayed in their writing. Both Auden and Gray create a...

Background The year 1976 marked the first time that refugees stopped being dealt with on an ad-hoc basis, meaning they had been dealt with on an individual level, rather than having resolutions created to fit a general problem – resolutions and claims designed so that they could be adapted and manipulated in order to become more useful. The implementation of the 1976 Immigration Act saw the creation of a determination process for refugees seeking refugee status from beyond Canadian borders....

Asylum Seekers: A Political Economic Analysis The arrival of asylum seeker by boat is of great debate in Australian politics. A vast number of competing aspects and differences of opinion makes the issue exceptionally complex and difficult to analyse. The core issues including a brief description of the problem, why the problem exists, the winners and losers of the current situation, why it matters and what can be done to improve the situation will be analysed in this essay. The...

 This essay will discuss the history of asylum seekers coming to Australia’s shores and explore most recent guidelines in relation to the issues surrounding new arrivals of asylum seekers. It will also provide an overview on the attitudes towards asylum seekers within Australia as part of encouraging integration of people from different cultures. This paper also will intend to address the issues asylum seekers and refugees are facing in Australia. The...

DECEMBER 2007 IPCS Research Papers National Refugee Law for India: Benefits and Roadblocks Arjun Nair Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies New De-lihi, INDIA © 2007, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies is not responsible for the facts, views or opinion expressed by the author. The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), established in August 1996, is an independent think tank devoted to research on peace and security...

Conclusion on Children at Risk No. 107 (LVIII) - 2007 EXCOM Conclusions, 5 October 2007 The Executive Committee, Recalling its Conclusions Nos. 47 (XXXVIII), 59 (XL) and 84 (XLVIII), specifically on refugee children and/or adolescents, Conclusion No. 105 (LVI) on Women and Girls at Risk, Conclusion No. 106 (LVI) on Identification, Prevention and Reduction of Statelessness and Protection of Stateless Persons, Conclusion No. 94 (LIII) on the Civilian and Humanitarian Character of Asylum,...

Asylum Seeker In today’s society we are safe; we can go outside and not have any worries about our safety. In Australia we have the freedom of speech; we have the right to elect our Prime Ministers. And we are very fortunate that we live in Australia and yet we all seem to take it for granted, is that because we are naive or just stupid? We Australians are a multicultural, we have different types of races in different suburbs in different cities, and yet we act like we all share the same...

Sanjeev Kumar (2012): ‘Sangh Parivar and the Bhutanese Refugees: Constructing a Hindu Diaspora in the US’ in John Zavos, Pralay Kanungo, Deepa S. Reddy, Maya Warrier and Raymond B. Williams (Eds.) Public Hinduism, Sage Publications Sangh Parivar and the Bhutanese Refugees: Constructing a Hindu Diaspora in the US By Sanjeev Kumar I happened to meet Bhutanese refugees of Nepali origin for the first time at a Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) camp in Tampa, Florida in December 2008. These...

Mental Health of Refugees in Europe Research Paper Course „Notfall­ und Katastrophenpsychologie“ with Dipl. Psych. Susanne Deimling Akkon University for Human Science Melanie Jean Waetke Matriculationnumber 3122024 Submission deadline 30.03.2014 Melanie J. Waetke, Katastrophenpsychologie Mental Health of Refugees in Europe 1. Instruction 2. Facts about displaced People 3. Refugees in Europe 4. Reasons for migration 5. Rights of refugees 6. Mental health of refugees...

Sociology of Migration “Discuss the treatment of asylum seekers living in Direct Provision Centres in Ireland.” Last year in Ireland, 2011, the number of applications for asylum seekers was just a mere 1,250. This has been the lowest number recorded in ten years. Between the years of 1992 and 2007, the total number of applications was an astonishing 76,513. These figures demonstrate the large number of asylum seekers on a quest for refuge in Ireland. This essay will demonstrate and...

Only the Heart is a dramatic, exciting, thought-provoking novel co-authored by Brian Caswell and David Phu An Chiem. Told by multiple narrators, Only the Heart is the journey of a family through hope and despair, war and peace, in search of a dream. The novel opens in 1986 in Sydney Australia, where the Vo family welcomes the arrival of Grandma. The picture then immediately flashes back to the 1970’s when the Vietnam Was has just ended. The Vo family escapes from their hometown on fishing...

I.Hypothesis and Rationale A). Hypotheis * UNHCR responds to the challenges in the protection of the refugees by increasing the cooperation resulting in the uplift conditions of Refugees today. B). Rationale * The world politics is now full of tensions, complexities, and chaotic. As we can see from the recent crisis for example, Libya (March 2011). Immediately, the number of more than 200,000 people had fled from Libya, mostly migrant workers from Egypt and Tunisia but...

Preamble: For decades, they were largely ignored and forgotten, but together they probably comprise the world‟s largest group of vulnerable people. Currently, there are an estimated 30 million of them in at least 50 countries living amidst war and persecution. They have little legal or physical protection and a very uncertain future – outcasts in their own countries. Bureaucratically, they are described as IDPs – or „internally displaced persons.‟ In the real world, they are civilians, mostly...

Social Impact of Armed Conflict in Nepal Cause and Impact Ms. Anjana Shakya Research Team Leader SIRF 2006 Submitted: May 6, 2009 Social Impact of Armed Conflict in Nepal – Cause and Impact 0 Foreword This research process has been not only a project or academic exercise but a journey into acquiring knowledge and building relationships too. Personally this has been an opportunity for me to work on the issue of importance, inclusion which I have been working on since 1994 from the...

Afghanistan is a war torn country located in central Asia. There are currently approximately 319, 000 internally displaced people in Afghanistan. (Encyclopedia of the Nations, 2012) The poverty is extreme, there are frequent natural disasters that tear down cities and villages, (Refugees International, 2001) and the people are in continual danger of violence. This violence includes constant suicide bombings, ambushes, abductions and rocket attacks. In 2009 there were at least 12 of these...

ransnational Corporation is a firm which owns or controls production facilities in more than one country through direct foreign investment. Despite TNCs growing most rapidly in the 1960s the foundations were laid in the inter-war period, notable examples being that of Ford, Phillips and Vauxhall. Around 90% of TNCs are based in MEDCs. I will discuss social, economic and environmental advantages and disadvantages of TNCs. There is a number of benefits in which TNCs create economically, one of...

Welcome, everyone to my session of the current affairs week conference. Today I will be analyzing an Australian Political cartoon targeting a current issue- Tony Abbott and his Asylum seeker policy I have chosen a relevant cartoon by Cathy Wilcox, published in the Sydney Morning Herald on the 22nd of December 2013. I’ll firstly outline the cartoon’s contextual information, after which I’ll explore the satirical elements used by Wilcox to persuade the readers of her perspective. Finishing...

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...

“THE IMPACT OF RFUGEES ON HOST COUNTARIES” WITH REFRENCE TO THE AFGHAN REFUGEES IN PAKISTAN Contents WHAT IS A REFUGEE? 2 THE AFGHAN REFUGEES IN PAKISTAN. 2 IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY. 3 SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS 4 POLITICAL IMPLICATION 4 ENVIORMENTAL IMPLICATIONS 5 SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES 5  CONFLICT PERSPECTIVE 5  FUNCTIONALIST PERPECTIVE 6 CONCLUSION 6 BIBILOGRAPHY 7 WHAT IS A REFUGEE? According to the 1951 Refugee Convention the United Nations defines a refugee...

Racism is discrimination or abusive behaviour towards another race or religion. Australia is a very young multicultural country where at hand is strong evidence to suggest that Australia is racist, and in contrast there are many examples that support this questions that we humans beings can live in peace and harmony with all Australians. According to the ABCDiamond The proportion of the population of Australians born overseas is quoted “over one quarter of Australians were born overseas”. This...

“This is a humanitarian, decent country,” said Mr. John Howard back in 2001, this statement was coincidentally made during the time in which 438 Afghan asylum seekers were refused permission to enter Australian waters. Arriving in a cargo vessel, the MV Tampa, after almost sinking in an Indonesian boat, the captain of the Tampa claimed that he had saved the asylum seekers’ lives at the request of the Australian Search and Rescue authorities, so why was it that the Tampa was told to turn back?...

Overtime the Australian government’s approach to asylum seekers has been highly controversial and well publicised, both nationally and internationally. Australia is a country that has benefitted from immigration, however in its history, many policies have been employed to deal with foreign settlers arriving in the country. Intake of refugees and asylum seekers in Australia are the caused by various conflicts within the world. However, as Australia is a signatory to the United Nations (UN), we...

jacob stevens P R I S O N S O F T H E S TAT E L E S S The Derelictions of UNHCR T here are currently over 20 million people ‘of concern’ to the office of the United Nations High 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...

Not many stars that I like. But she is an actress that I admire very much for talent and her attitude. Her name is Angelina Jolie is an American actress of 36 years. She is a person of admiration. Which is known globally with partner Brad Pitt has adopted children from Africa. In my view, many people may not be able to do the same. She is a very assertive and open. She is a member of the charitable foundation that provides assistance to all who need it. Although very popular, not so presumptuous...

My name is Grace Lin and I am a 14 year old girl from South Vietnam. I grew up in a small village with my parents and 2 sisters while my country was under attack. We tried to escape the war in our country several times but we were never successful until finally we got onto a small boat headed for Malaysia. There were 34 of us 'asylum seekers' on board and after only two days we ran out of fresh water and had to depend on fruit to keep us hydrated. We were crammed and I had a constant fear that...

Finding Safe Refuge English Task 1 [Type the author name] [Type the company name] English Task 1 There are many different views about refugees in Australian society, where illegal boat people and over flowing detention centres are a controversial problem today. Go Back To Where You Came From is a documentary directed by Ivan O’Mahoney about a social experiment that challenges the dominant views of six Australians about refugees and asylum seekers. These six Australians are taken on a 25...

Kristin Hamilton Libya 4 September 20th, 2013 Position Paper #1 Refugeeism in the 21st Century I. Background of the Issue A. Main Elements of the problem and history of the issue ! Refugees have been a common concern for much of the 21st century, dating ! back to earlier times. It is caused by conflicts and natural disasters, and can ! displace large numbers of people as a result. In doing this, these civilians are ! separated from their homes and families for...

Offshore Processing in Australia Prepared by Anita Schenk 31/10/2012 2. Table of Contents Page 1. Title page 1 2. Table of Contents 2 3. Summary 3 4. Introduction 4 5.1 Objective 4 5.2 Background 4 5.3 Methods of Inquiry 4 5.4 Definition of Terms 4 5. Reasons Supporting the Use of Offshore Processing of Asylum Seekers 6 by Australia 6.5 Prevention of Deaths at Sea 6 6.6.1...

Depth Study 1 Equality and Difference – Asylum Seekers PART 1 Asylum seekers are a group of people, who from fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, social group or political opinion, has crossed an international frontier into a 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...

Fleeing Hope: A Lonely Portal to the Unknown Let them in! Send them back where they come from! They will only ruin our economy! These phrases are frequently used to describe the boat people also known as Asylum seekers. Many come and go but what happens to them? Who is ‘them’ and what do they want? Australia’s boarders are breached by people known as the boat people but they are refugees fleeing from their country hoping to find a new life style of living. According to the United Nations...

Why should someone be rewarded just because they 'risked their life'? There is nothing about risking your life that makes you inherently deserve reward, you could risk your life jumping off a bridge and that isn't worthy of reward, only ridicule. I think you should focus on how they're risking their lives often to save their families imo, or that their lives are already at risk in their home countries. - Fair point, the smuggling industry only exists however because of people being smuggled...

Question 4: Despite their hardships, the Lost Boys were still very much children. How do you see them grow up through the book? Can you relate to any of their experiences growing up? Any of the games they play? How do they view and interact with the opposite sex? How do their attitudes about education relate to your own? Question 6: What role did outside countries and organizations play in the war in Sudan and in the lives of the refugees? Should the U.S. or other countries/organizations...

Bruce Dawe’s remarkable poem ‘Boat-People’ portrays the perception of the asylum seekers from the aftermath of the Vietnam War in an even tempered, but negative tone. The poem is based on the immigrants in the sense that they were not welcomed and were treated in an unsavory manner. Dawe utilizes a variety of imagery and literary features to further underline the deeper significance while attempting to convey the theme of the text; war and its detrimental effects on the lives of Australians....

Asylum Seekers and Refugees (FOR) Introduction According to the 1951 UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) Convention, an asylum seeker is someone who is seeking international protection from a well­founded fear of being persecuted because of their race, religion, nationality, and conflict but whose claim for refugee status has not yet been determined. Their refugee status application is processed ...

Jasmine Oh Sister School Project I remember when I went to this last year held by Antidote International, and I had a wonderful time. This year, I anticipated even more because I’ve already experienced it. Although it was like a social gathering with great music provided, I was excited to hear about the issues of Darfur. It is really nice to hear that Cerritos High School is involved in the sister school project. Through this program, I hope that it can make a great difference as to where the...

Bridging the Gap With a population that is constantly expanding, problems surrounding climate change have become a major source of concern. Worldwide, countries are facing environmental changes that are having profound effects on the populace and each region’s economy. This essay will explain what is meant by the term climate change refugee, how governments determine whether or not an individual should be classified as an environmental refugee and which countries are most at risk from climate...

Term Project: Chapter 2-Alice Ingabire-Schaut; Rwanda Alice Ingabire-Schaut came to the United States in 1998 from a Tutsi tribe in Rwanda, which is in central Africa. Even though Alice is from Rwanda, she spent most of her childhood as a political refugee in Uganda. In 1994, the Hutu government that ruled Rwanda, killed thousands of Tutsis and then collapsed when the rebels attacked. Alice had joined many Tutsis that were flooding back into their homelands. When she returned, the air smelled...

Canada’s immigration is very effective on the life, and wealth of all Canadians. There are many reasons why people immigrate. Some of the reasons are due to the political, economic health or security factors of the countries where immigrants come from. These are also the reason why people emigrate out of a country. Immigration is the act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. Immigrants are needed in Canada to boost the population and help with the economic development. Even if...

Part 1: Overview Immigration Policy in Canada To start with this research report I am going to introduce the exact meaning of the term immigration policy. Immigration Policy is a Canadian Act written in the Constitution, which allows people from different countries in the world to come to Canada. These people have intentions to be loyal to this country and stay here for a short period of time (3 years) to earn their citizenship. In different countries policies depend, number 1) is on...

Post-Apartheid South Africa has been a beacon of hope to the entire African continent. After its democratic elections in 1994, South Africans were optimistic that life would be better and more equal in every way. Many Africans used South Africa as a sign of better times to come and when these hopes weren’t realized in their own countries, an influx of immigrants appeared at South Africa’s borders. These newcomers arrived for a variety of reasons, many were escaping violence and torture in their...

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...

Go Back To Where You Came From Analysis - Religion Go Back To Where You Came From is an Australian documentary/reality show in which participants are given the opportunity to experience what the life of refugee and asylum seeker can be like, albeit edited and packaged for an audience. During the course of the three hour long series, the six individuals not only have the chance to get under the skin of a refugee in terms of achieving a greater degree of insight into what being a refugee...

PROTECTION OF REFUGEES IN INDIA Deepak Shahi and Navrati Dongrey 2nd year B.A LL.B (Hons) . Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab ABSTRACT The development of the society and the nation brings with itself a lot of...

Refugees are people who would prefer to return home but cannot do because of persecution while immigrants chose to live their homes and come to other country. (Immigrants generally come to other countries for one of two reasons: they are joining family members who already live in this country or they are ‘economic immigrants’ seeking work and a better life for themselves and their families). They are termed as refugees as they left their country because they had no option. This essay will...

TAPS Brianny Robles Class-841 May 20,2014 Refugee Experience Refugees all over the world face obstacles in their lives. Refugees lives change when they are forced to flee their homes. Their active character portrays itself in situations like these. Becoming a refugee can affect people emotionally and...

Zhihao Cao Prof. Nusair Gendered Migration May 1st, 2013 Displacement in Iraq Introduction According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there were 9.8 million refugees and 12.8 million internally displaced persons worldwide reported in 2006 (Lischer 98). While we live in a life of peace and security – a normal life under the govern of a stable nation state that enables us to chase after our individual goals, there are a large amount of population in the globe...

Asylum seeker debate fuelled by misinformation Google Wikipedia The debate about asylum seekers in Australia is contentious and politically charged, but research commissioned by Amnesty International has found that anti-asylum seeker sentiments are not actually fuelled by racism.The findings reveal many Australians' views on refugees are informed by misconceptions and a lack of facts. Australians have been polarised by the highly politicised debate, so much so that human rights...

One of the major problems facing the world today is the large amount of refugees. Refugees are people, young and old, who flee their home, family, and valuable objects behind due to war or persecution in their country. Fleeing your home sounds bad enough, but the real obstacle is trying to find a new one. In the novel Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai, Ha and her family had to flee their home due to war in South Vietnam. During their journey of escaping, Ha has to ration her food very...

 Course Work Name Reg No. Date Tutor Introduction Chad is the fifth poorest country in the world. The country suffers from a poor economy, poor governance, a lack of infrastructure and political instability.Chad is a landlocked country in North Central Africa surrounded by Libya to the north, Sudan to the west, the Central Republic of Africa to the south, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria to the west. The country is about three times the size of California with a...

Discrimination against Asylum seekers and Refugees remains a social issue- Discuss Introduction In the following assignment I will discuss asylum seekers and refugees in the UK and attempt to explore the discrimination they often face and the reasons to why they are discriminated against. Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their membership or perceived membership in a certain group or category. (Wiki 2012) Observing these issues from a sociological...

Introduction Immigration flows into Libya began in the 1960s after the discovery of oil and hydrocarbon reserves. In the following two decades, the rise in oil revenues, implementation of economic and social programs, and the country’s lack of indigenous manpower, all continued to attract immigrants, particularly those from Egypt and Tunisia. Meanwhile, a number of severe droughts and violent conflicts in the Sahel region triggered other refugee and migrant flows to Libya – mostly Nigerien...

Was the post-war rise in immigration solely due to economic factors? Consider at least two European countries and explain your answer. An immigrant or a non- citizen legal resident could be defined as an individual who decides to move to a country and lives there longer than a period of usually three to six months. One of the most heavily discussed subjects at a worldwide scale in post-war Europe was immigration, its effects and the rise of this event which was an essential factor when it...

Character Essay- Mai from "Goodbye, Vietnam" Mai is the main character in the story "Goodbye, Vietnam". She has a nice personality. She works hard in the rice paddies as well as in her school. She obeys her parents and gets along with her sibling, Anh and Thant. Mai never whines and is always there to help. As the story progresses, she becomes stronger as a person does. Her strengths are being able to get along with easy, working hard, and being a very mature person. Her largest strength is...

Personal Reflection “The Happiest Refugee” – Anh Do. English Communications 3 – Line 6 Renee Hall. Teacher – Amanda Williams. Renowned comedian, Anh Do’s award winning autobiography The Happiest Refugee is a heart-warming and touching journey that leads the audience through Do’s experiences from his early days as a child in Vietnam, to his successful career as an influential television personality and well know Australian stand-up comedian. Throughout the text, Do explores many ideas...

Australia has a rich migration history starting with the first migrants being convicts transported from Britain between 1788 and 1840. Free immigrants began arriving in the 1790’s (Walsh: 2001) The Industrial revolution which caused wide spread poverty and unemployment in Britain, as well as the demand for workers in the wool industry in Australia enticed more free settlers to Australia, followed by the Gold rush in the 1850’s of which the largest group of immigrants were the Chinese. The...

Human Rights: Treatment of Refugees 1. Outline the domestic/international contemporary human rights issue you have chosen (see syllabus for suggestions) A refugee is defined within the 1951 Refugee Convention as any person who: "Owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself...

NATIONAL MANAGEMENT COLLEGE SENIOR MANAGEMENT WING 13TH SENIOR MANAGEMENT COURSE Statement of the Problem REPATRIATION OF AFGHAN REFUGEES – ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Submitted by Muhammad Shahid Hussain Sect. Gp. Directing Staff: Mr. Toaha Hussain Bugti Statement of the problem The invasion of Afghanistan by the then Soviet Union in 1979 led to mass exodus of Afghan population towards the neighboring countries of Pakistan and Iran. Because of close cultural...

 Refugee Claimants Around the World Jenny Cordoba Gomez Conestoga College Introduction Canada is amongst many countries known as a refugee-friendly country. From the early 20th century, during the World Wars to other world crises, these countries have opened their doors to people fleeing their home countries for reasons of poverty, persecution and violence. However, the host countries that receive refugees claim to be taxed or stressed...

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...

English “Go back to where you came from” A discovery is an experiential process that takes place over time. It involves a trigger that prompts reflection or reassessment thus leading to an altered outlook, enhanced understanding, greater learning and self-awareness. Discoveries inevitability leads to growth. By exploring new world and lands can lead individuals on a journey of a spiritual development and transformation. The people who encounter this journey can give them a greater knowledge of...