to the asylum claims by refugees. By establishing clarity on the challenges being experienced by the refugees as well as the European countries, a justification for an urgent need of action by the governments and international organizations is given emphasis. During these times when the world is experiencing threats from armed minorities, Islamic extremists, and even discriminating regimes, the influx of refugees becomes inevitable. Since the 1940s, the migration crisis that had enveloped Europe
First, what does a refugee mean? A refugee, according to the Geneva Convention on Refugees is “a person who is outside their country of citizenship because they have well-founded grounds for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, and is unable to obtain sanctuary from their home country or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail themselves of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality
Convention on Refugee came into force in 1950, different categories of refugees developed to implement a sort of set of definition which was supposed to make it easier to identify refugees who need international protection. They differ in terms of legal and social position. Following are the most common categories of international migrants listed. After the Geneva Convention on Refugees, people defined as refugees are called convention refugees. These are all people who “owing to a well-founded fear of being
thriving, and should not be ignored. The Syrian Crisis has left millions fleeing to other countries looking for a new safe home, however I want to know if and why each party feels
1.1. The objective of this project is to investigate Xenophobia in my community and research why it is happening and the effects of it. 1.2. Xenophobia is an irrational hatred towards foreigners. Evidence of xenophobia in South Africa can be seen in the violent and homicidal assaults on immigrants by citizens. Xenophobia violates a number of human rights including the right to equality as these foreigners are not being treated as an equal, the right to human dignity as their dignity has been stripped
When and where did the phenomenon of child labor start? Why is it so significant? Child labor is the process of making kids work to benefit the corporations for a very decent wage or even no wage in some cases. It all began in the United States at the end of the 20th century, which was the time the industrial revolution started. According to Berg (2014) in our time now “there are over 168 million children worldwide trapped in child labor, accounting for almost 11 percent of the overall child population:100
As mentioned above, Italy is also in the midst of an economic crisis which the migration crisis amplifies, resulting in the social conflict. One of the major reasons why Italy faces this economic crisis is due to globalization. The improvement in transport and communication technologies have enhanced the movement of people and products between countries, hence making the world more globalized. Not only does this mean the increase in movement of people (the migrants) but also organizations and companies
maintained a political stability. In the light of International relation theory, Balkan war help us to understand why war happens and what are the processes that lead into
As a country renowned for being around the world, and over the years it has become a significant symbol for many Canadians. Canada took part in the first peacekeeping force during the Suez Crisis in 1956, the blue beret became a source of Canadian pride. Before the crisis, Canada participated in both World Wars. In the first, Canada joined the war on the side of Britain, and after their success at Vimy Ridge, Canada had proved themselves as being more than simply a British Colony. The end of the
the south and also had the most working hands, as mentioned before this led to a wealth gap between the poor back country farmers and the rich aristocratic plantation owners. (Doc H) The Chesapeake colonists also saw a higher mortality rate by the cause of their residency in a swamp land and the humid, hot weather which led to diseases such as malaria and generally other mosquito-borne illnesses. In the New England regions there were a lot of tradesmen who were skilled workers and the farmers there