“A REFUGEE SHOULD NOT BE RETURNED TO A COUNTRY WHERE THEY FACE THREATS TO THEIR LIFE AND FREEDOM” (Refugee Convention, 1951) By signing the 1951 Refugee Convention, which appears as Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an overwhelming majority of nations conceded that: “A person who owing to a well-founded fear of beingContinue reading “Refugee Convention”
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Removal of African Immigrants from Israel
On February 4, the Israeli Interior Ministry issued notices to asylum seekers renewing their two month visa, to “leave” the country or face imprisonment in Saharonim Prison. In typical political double speak, Netanyahu instructed government to refer to the ultimatum as a ‘removal’ not ‘deportation.’
Justice for All
Justice and Equity are twin Guardians that watch over Humanity ~Baha’ullah~ “Justice and equity are twin guardians that watch over men” (Baha’u’llah: Epistle to the Son of the Wolf Pages 12-13) Sixty-five million refugees roam this earth, but it is us here, in our homes, that are most lost. We have lost ourContinue reading “Justice for All”
Refugees Flee the U.S
Heavy winds and blinding snow were sweeping through the tiny town of Emerson, Canada, around dawn on Wednesday morning when the call came in to local fire chief Jeff French: a group of asylum seekers from the United States had just crossed the Canadian border, but got pinned down by the blizzard somewhere on theContinue reading “Refugees Flee the U.S”
Refugee Convention
“A REFUGEE SHOULD NOT BE RETURNED TO A COUNTRY WHERE THEY FACE THREATS TO THEIR LIFE AND FREEDOM” (Refugee Convention, 1951) By signing the 1951 Refugee Convention, which appears as Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an overwhelming majority of nations conceded that: “A person who owing to a well-founded fear of beingContinue reading “Refugee Convention”
Refugee Matters 