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BBC News EUROPE Asylum seekers: Europe's dilemma Asylum seekers who are considered not to be in need include those in possession of a mobile phone, and those who are citizens of a member state of the Council of Europe. Asylum seekers arriving in the Netherlands via another EU country are not entitled to accommodation in reception centres. But asylum seekers are often accused of shopping around, and their applications for asylum are sometimes not considered on the grounds that they came through a "safe third country". news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1156000/1156406.stm   (1320 words)

EUROPA - Justice and Home Affairs - Freedom, Security and Justice - Asylum The right to asylum is guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, with due respect for the rules of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 and the protocol of 31 January 1967 relating to the status of refugees and in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community. Asylum is a form of protection given by a State on its territory based on the principle of non-refoulement and internationally or nationally recognised refugee rights. In the longer term, the rules should lead to a common asylum procedure and a uniform status for those granted asylum valid throughout the Union,. europa.eu.int /comm/justice_home/fsj/asylum/fsj_asylum_intro_en.htm   (661 words)

Central Europe Review - Romanian Asylum Seekers in Britain Asylum seekers do not receive the full range of benefits but local authorities are obliged to accommodate the destitute. When an asylum seeker arrives in Britain they have to verbally declare to an immigration officer at the port of entry that they are seeking asylum. If the immigration officials accept the evidence, the asylum seekers are fingerprinted, given an address and documentation confirming their application. www.ce-review.org /00/12/lovatt12.html   (1178 words)

Asylum seekers Asylum seekers choosing the UK did so because of the presence of relatives or friends; their belief in the UK as a safe, tolerant and democratic country, links between their own country and the UK including their ability to speak English or desire to learn it. When an asylum seeker leaves his/her country there are normally three main reasons: War, civil conflict, human rights violations, colonial domination and persecution for political, religious, ethnic or social reasons; Severe breakdown of economic and social conditions that endanger traditional communities; Environmental devastation. Some asylum seekers had no choice and were sent to particular countries by their agent. www.coursework.info /i/69885.html   (553 words)

Refugee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Boat people is a term usually referring to impoverished illegal immigrants or asylum seekers who arrive en masse in old or crudely made boats. Some governments are relatively tolerant and accepting of onshore asylum claims; other governments will not only refuse such claims, but may actually arrest or detain those who attempt to seek asylum. The most common asylum claims to industrialized countries are based upon political and religious grounds. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Refugee   (3301 words)

UNHCR - Feature: Asylum seekers in Russia in legal, economic limbo Asylum seekers without official documentation cannot obtain residency permits, and are consequently denied access to public healthcare and social assistance. Until asylum seekers enjoy fair and efficient processing of their claims, and receive valid identity documents and the entitlements necessary for them to begin rebuilding their lives, they will continue to live a marginal existence at the bottom of Russian society, while many continue to seek illegal passage to western Europe. Despite the frustration expressed by some of the asylum seekers, the UN refugee agency has maintained that continuing vocational education for asylum seekers is a vital element in the process of self-reliance and local integration. www.unhcr.ch /cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home/opendoc.htm?tbl=NEWS&id=3eb13b4d4&page=news   (1292 words)

Asylum Seekers If an asylum seeker has a dependant as part of their household, they continue to be defined as an asylum seeker even if they don't come within the above definition. A person without dependent children who subsequently brings judicial review proceedings, makes further representation or simply has not yet left the country is no longer an asylum seeker and has no right to be supported under any of these provisions. However, NASS is under a duty to provide support to an asylum seeker with dependant children and, so long as they are doing so, a local authority is not permitted to use its powers to provide support to the child. www.niknicol.co.uk /Asylum/asylum.html   (2098 words)

eMJA: Smith, Asylum seekers in Australia Another group, termed asylum seekers, are people who are outside their country of nationality or their usual country of residence, and apply to the government of the country they are in for recognition as a refugee (and for permission to stay when so recognised). Asylum seekers, both those in detention and those in the community, make claims for refugee status by lodging an application for a protection visa with the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA). However, asylum seekers whose applications are initially rejected and are going through the lengthy appeal process are likely to constitute a large proportion of the long-term detainees. www.mja.com.au /public/issues/175_12_171201/smith/smith.html   (1806 words)

Asylum Seekers Under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 newly arrived asylum seekers are dispersed across the UK away from the hard pressed local authorities in London and the South East. Many Asylum seekers go onto contribute positively to economic growth, for example the founder Marks and Spencer was Michael Marks, a refugee. Asylum seekers are not allowed to claim mainstream welfare benefits. www.kirkleesmc.gov.uk /answers/asylum-seekers/asylum.shtml   (695 words)

HREOC Website : Face The Facts An asylum seeker is someone who has fled their own country and applies to the government of another country for protection as a refugee. Asylum seekers in Australia are treated differently according to whether they entered Australia as 'authorised' or 'unauthorised' arrivals. The Government's refusal to allow asylum seekers on the Tampa to land on Australian territory was later challenged in Australian courts which upheld the right of the Government to act as it did. www.humanrights.gov.au /racial_discrimination/face_facts/ref_htm.htm   (4214 words)

SocietyGuardian.co.uk Society Asylum seekers jailed for having no passport But immigration lawyers yesterday claimed the legislation is leading to growing numbers of vulnerable asylum seekers being "criminalised" at the whim of immigration officers and jailed contrary to human rights conventions. It was designed to curb the activities of people smugglers who urge asylum seekers to destroy their documents so they cannot be deported. Lawyers complain of asylum seekers being arrested by immigration officers without warrants and without access to legal representation in the first instance. society.guardian.co.uk /asylumseekers/story/0,7991,1440560,00.html   (653 words)

Asylum Seekers Asylum seekers arriving in Australia without authorisation are automatically detained while their applications for asylum are processed. About 400 asylum seekers are housed in the South Australian outback at Woomera, which has been plagued by riots, hunger strikes and suicide attempts since January this year. At the end of March asylum seekers supporters organised a weekend of protests at the center. www.brightonabc.org.uk /asylumseekers.htm   (555 words)

IRR: Asylum seekers and refugees She is an asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), whose family (mother, brothers and sisters) was one of the first to be made destitute under new asylum laws. A Kurdish asylum seeker, 47, said he has spent £8000 and six days crouched in the back of a lorry to leave his home village where he was beaten by the Turkish military. The asylum and immigration tribunal has found that the time spent in Britain by a failed Zimbabwean asylum seeker generated its own risk of persecution if sent home, irrespective of the validity of the original asylum claim. www.irr.org.uk /asylum   (882 words)

Britkid6 Serious Issues - REFUGEES, DISPLACED PEOPLE AND ASYLUM SEEKERS: Because of the increase, many countries have made it harder for asylum seekers to be granted asylum. Britkid6 Serious Issues - REFUGEES, DISPLACED PEOPLE AND ASYLUM SEEKERS: If they are granted asylum, they then have the right to be protected by the law and cared for financially by that country. www.britkid.org /si-refugees.html   (620 words)

Asylum Seekers The next step is to take action to enable asylum seekers, whether they remain in the UK or return to their countries of origin, to use and develop their skills. All 440 Leicester-based asylum seekers were invited to complete a basic questionnaire about their education, qualifications and previous work experience. A spokesperson from NIACE said, "Asylum seekers may have skills, qualifications and qualities which are needed in the UK and in the local economy. www.niace.org.uk /projects/Asylum   (1208 words)

.: refugee.org.uk :. By clumsily labeling all asylum seekers as economic migrants, the BNP shows itself to be totally unaware of the vast differences between what constitutes an economic migrant and an asylum seeker. By halting all expenditure on asylum seekers, the BNP shows itself to not only be unaware of the UK's international commitments (the UK is a signatory of the 1951 Geneva Convention, which guarantees protection for refugees) but also shows blatant disregard for making people destitute. New research just published by the Home Office exploring the factors that influence the decision making of asylum seekers and their reasons for choosing the UK in preference to other destinations, has exploded the myth that the majority of people coming to this country have a detailed knowledge of our immigration and/or our benefits systems. www.refugee.org.uk /asylum_myths.htm   (662 words)

Overview Asylum-seekers may apply for asylum in the United States regardless of their countries of origin. There are no quotas on the number of individuals who may be granted asylum each year (with the exception of individuals whose claims are based solely on persecution for resistance to coercive population control measures). While asylum is an ancient concept, the December 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights gave considerable official weight to the concept. uscis.gov /graphics/services/asylum/overview.htm   (846 words)

Human Rights First Detention of Asylum Seekers in the U.S. The imprisonment of arriving asylum seekers, a practice that expanded dramatically in the 1980s, was reinforced by the restrictive provisions of changes to immigration law made in 1996. Even when government guidelines call for an asylum seeker to be released, local officials often refuse, detaining them at substantial expense to U.S. taxpayers rather than releasing them to the care of legal U.S. family members or friends who are willing to bear the burden of housing and supporting them. Detention of Asylum Seekers in the U.S. Watch the Court TV Original Movie Inspired by HRF www.humanrightsfirst.org /asylum/asylum_03.htm   (780 words)

USATODAY.com - Asylum seekers face harsh conditions, panel says All asylum seekers are supposed to be detained for up to 48 hours while immigrations officials weigh whether they have a legitimate claim for seeking refuge, said Victor Cerda, acting director of the department's Office of Detention and Removal. Some asylum seekers are shackled, kept in solitary confinement or strip-searched, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom said in a report required by Congress. By contrast, in Harlingen, Texas, 620 of 635 asylum seekers were released in the same period. www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-02-08-panel-asylum_x.htm   (659 words)

Asylum Seekers Often Mistreated, Study Funds (washingtonpost.com) The study concluded that asylum is granted or denied "depending on where the alien arrived, and which immigration judges or inspectors addressed the alien's claim." Refugees who landed in New York were much less likely to be granted asylum than those who landed in Miami, where the population of those with asylum is largely Cuban. People seeking asylum in the United States are held in detention centers where they are frequently handcuffed and restrained with belly chains, put in solitary confinement for disciplinary reasons, and forced to share quarters with more dangerous inmates facing criminal prosecution, according to a study released yesterday by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. It proposed that asylum officers be allowed to grant asylum to those seeking it during their interview, easing the burden on detention centers. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A9163-2005Feb8.html   (772 words)

Worldwide Refugees and Asylum Seekers, 2003 UNHCR urges halt to forced return of Iraqi asylum seekers. Principal Sources of Refugees, 2004 - These countries have generated the greatest number of refugees and asylum seekers. Citizenship, naturalization, and asylum: the case of Britain. www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0762539.html   (321 words)

New Scientist Breaking News - Detention destroys asylum seekers' mental health Initially, asylum seekers are in a state of shock, but remain hopeful that their confinement will be short-lived. Many other countries do not detain asylum seekers but allow them to live in the community, after ensuring that they are not a health or security risk. After repeated rejections of asylum applications, usually after six to 18 months, the depression often becomes more debilitating, and may be accompanied by impaired memory, thoughts of suicide, paranoid delusions, and psychotic behaviour. www.newscientist.com /article.ns?id=dn1707   (696 words)

Asylum Seekers Project - About Us The Asylum Seeker Project (ASP) is based at Hotham Mission in Melbourne, Australia and works with asylum seekers lawfully awaiting an outcome on their refugee or humanitarian claim, yet denied the right to work, welfare payments or Medicare. Projectour assistance, many asylum seekers would be at risk of becoming homeless, having no means by which to survive or support themselves in the community. Asylum Seekers and Absconding - The Real Figures There have been many incorrect and misleading statistics and information published recently in relation to asylum seekers and the risk to abscond. www.hothammission.org.au   (488 words)

Asylum Seekers - OzSpirit In Australia, those asylum seekers who reach Australia without proper documentation are detained until their cases have been determined. The position of asylum seekers has been enormously contentious in Australia in recent months, especially as asylum seekers from the Middle East have been reaching Australia by boat. When people flee their own country and seek sanctuary in a second state, they apply for 'asylum' - or the right to be recognised as refugees and the legal protection and material assistance that status implies. www.cathnews.com /ozspirit/2002/02bg.html   (718 words)

Australia: Deterring Asylum Seekers by Violating Rights (Human Rights Watch Press release, Sydney, December 10, 2002) After being refused entry to Australia, the intercepted asylum seekers were sent to the Pacific states of Nauru and Papua New Guinea, where they have been arbitrarily detained and have had no access to legal assistance or an independent appeal body to re-examine their claims. Human Rights Watch warned that asylum seekers detained in the newly built facility on Christmas Island are likely to face the same abuses - arbitrary detention, lack of due process in asylum procedures and denial of family reunification. Human Rights Watch found that many asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran were still at risk in the countries through which they passed - such as Jordan or Indonesia - and were unable to access the offices of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or foreign embassies to apply for resettlement. www.hrw.org /press/2002/12/australia1210.htm   (876 words)

EUROPA - Justice and Home Affairs-Documentation centre - Asylum policy in the EU Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the common asylum policy and the Agenda for protection (Second Commission report on the implementation of Communication COM(2000)755 final of 22 November 2000). Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national. Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national. europa.eu.int /comm/justice_home/doc_centre/asylum/wai/doc_asylum_intro_en.htm   (1490 words)

Asylum Seekers- Moviment Graffitti Asylum and immigration issues are controversial areas of public policy and debate. In the case of asylum issues, publishing hostile allegations can generate ‘fear and hostility that is not borne out by the facts’. Anyone who has applied for asylum against persecution under the 1951 UN Convention or Refugees, and is waiting for a decision. www.movimentgraffitti.org /aseekers/journalists.php   (925 words)

CNN.com - Talks continue on N. Korean asylum seekers - September 4, 2002 A steady stream of asylum seekers have been moving through the South Korean embassy in recent weeks with the cooperation of Chinese authorities. An embassy spokesman said the 15 asylum seekers, who were calm and cooperative, were being looked after by embassy staff. Beijing officially regards North Korean asylum seekers as illegal economic migrants and is bound by treaty with Pyongyang to return them. archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/09/04/nkorea.china   (504 words)

Tamil Refugees & Asylum Seekers - தமிழ் அகதிகள் Tamil Refugees and Asylum Seekers - தமிழ் அகதிகள் In 1990, the Minority Rights Group in London, profiled the case of Seenithamby Javanarajah, an asylum seeker, who was deported to Sri Lanka by the British authorities and was tortured on his return to the island. The presence of Tamil asylum seekers in Germany and Switzerland, brought with it overt racist attacks. www.tamilnation.org /refugees   (3248 words)

Bristol Defend The Asylum Seekers Campaign The majority of asylum seekers are people who have fallen foul of the regime in their own countries and tend to be highly skilled and intelligent. IF you are an asylum seeker living in Bristol - or anywhere in the country- not only may you have fled a war zone, possibly seen your family killed and all your possessions destroyed, but you are also denied the right to work. Please note that the provision of short-term shelter to prevent an asylum seeker refused access to support from sleeping rough will not be considered by NASS or the courts as a long-term solution to destitution, and so should not impact negatively on someone's request for a reconsideration under human rights legislation. www.asylumbristol.org.uk   (9270 words)

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