Refugees and Asylum Seekers 1 - Some terminology
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- Refugees and Asylum Seekers 1 - Some terminology
- Refugee (definition according to UN in 1951)
- "A person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particularly social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his/her nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country...
- "or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it"
- In UK, person is officially refugee when they have their claim for asylum accepted by government
- Refused asylum seeker
- A person whose asylum application has been unsuccessful and who has no other claim for protection awaiting a decision.
- Some refused asylum seekers voluntarily return home, others are forcibly returned and for some it is not safe or practical for them to return until conditions in their country change
- Economic migrant
- Someone who has moved to another country to work
- Refugees are not economic migrants
- 'Illegal' or 'bogus' asylum seeker
- No one
- Under international law, anyone has right to apply for asylum in any country that has signed 1951 Refugee Convention and to remain there until authorities have assessed their claim
- Refugee (definition according to UN in 1951)
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