First Review
1. Malkki’s Critique of the Common Assumptions
According to Malkki (1995), there exists a prevalent assumption that those forcibly displaced from their homeland are likely to lose their culture and identity because they must change their habits to fit in the asylum country. However, Malkki challenges this presupposition for the following two reasons. First, since most refugees initially seek asylum in neighboring countries, it is doubtful that the only getting across the nearest border will automatically give them such a huge culture shock. Second, the assumption is based on another myopic assumption that their country of origin is the most suitable and peaceful place for any displaced persons. Some researchers assert that …show more content…
Violation and Upholding Rights of Refugees This chapter discusses violation or upholding rights of Palestinian refugees, refugees settling in Uganda, and refugees seeking settlement in Australia. The following are definitions of the refugees’ rights enshrined in the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and mentioned in this chapter.
Article 17 guarantees refugees the right to work: refugees can obtain treatment about employment that is the most favorable for foreigners in the same circumstances. Article 21 guarantees refugees the right to housing: refugees can obtain treatment about housing as favorable as possible, and not less favorable than other foreigners in the same circumstances. Article 22 guarantees refugees the right to public education: refugees can obtain the same treatment as nationals with regard of elementary education. Article 23 guarantees refugees the right of public relief and assistance: refugees can obtain the same treatment about public relief and assistance as the nations. Article 26 guarantees the right to freedom of movement within the territories: refugees can choose where they live and move freely within the territories. Article 32 guarantees refugees the right not to be expelled: refugees should not be expelled or returned to a place threatening to their lives or freedom because of their race, nationality and so …show more content…
Refugees Settling in Uganda
Uganda is famous for its open policy to refugees. Refugees are given small plots of land for residence and allowed to work and move freely within the country (Schiltz & Titeca, 2017). This demonstrates refugees in Uganda can enforce their rights to housing, work and free movement.
Uganda is frequently described as a paradise for refugees, but they are facing some difficulties. First, Refugee children are allowed to go to school, but in fact it is impossible for most of them to enforce their rights because of scarcity of and distance from schools (Pilling, 2017). Even if they can go to school, they might not get desirable education because of poor equipment. For example, one of the primary schools at the Bidi Bidi camp does not have a shelter (Summers, 2017). Those facts indicate that refugee children’s rights to education is not protected enough. In addition, a constant influx of refugees has made it difficult for Ugandan government to guarantee them the right to public relief and assistance and housing. An interviewed refugee in Uganda said the frequency of food rations is declining (Summers, 2017). The Bidi Bidi camp has reached its capacity, closing the door to new refugees (Summers, 2017). Moreover, some locals object to relocation of refugees into their communities (Schiltz & Titeca, 2017), and such hostility might lead to violation of the rights of
1. Malkki’s Critique of the Common Assumptions
According to Malkki (1995), there exists a prevalent assumption that those forcibly displaced from their homeland are likely to lose their culture and identity because they must change their habits to fit in the asylum country. However, Malkki challenges this presupposition for the following two reasons. First, since most refugees initially seek asylum in neighboring countries, it is doubtful that the only getting across the nearest border will automatically give them such a huge culture shock. Second, the assumption is based on another myopic assumption that their country of origin is the most suitable and peaceful place for any displaced persons. Some researchers assert that …show more content…
Violation and Upholding Rights of Refugees This chapter discusses violation or upholding rights of Palestinian refugees, refugees settling in Uganda, and refugees seeking settlement in Australia. The following are definitions of the refugees’ rights enshrined in the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and mentioned in this chapter.
Article 17 guarantees refugees the right to work: refugees can obtain treatment about employment that is the most favorable for foreigners in the same circumstances. Article 21 guarantees refugees the right to housing: refugees can obtain treatment about housing as favorable as possible, and not less favorable than other foreigners in the same circumstances. Article 22 guarantees refugees the right to public education: refugees can obtain the same treatment as nationals with regard of elementary education. Article 23 guarantees refugees the right of public relief and assistance: refugees can obtain the same treatment about public relief and assistance as the nations. Article 26 guarantees the right to freedom of movement within the territories: refugees can choose where they live and move freely within the territories. Article 32 guarantees refugees the right not to be expelled: refugees should not be expelled or returned to a place threatening to their lives or freedom because of their race, nationality and so …show more content…
Refugees Settling in Uganda
Uganda is famous for its open policy to refugees. Refugees are given small plots of land for residence and allowed to work and move freely within the country (Schiltz & Titeca, 2017). This demonstrates refugees in Uganda can enforce their rights to housing, work and free movement.
Uganda is frequently described as a paradise for refugees, but they are facing some difficulties. First, Refugee children are allowed to go to school, but in fact it is impossible for most of them to enforce their rights because of scarcity of and distance from schools (Pilling, 2017). Even if they can go to school, they might not get desirable education because of poor equipment. For example, one of the primary schools at the Bidi Bidi camp does not have a shelter (Summers, 2017). Those facts indicate that refugee children’s rights to education is not protected enough. In addition, a constant influx of refugees has made it difficult for Ugandan government to guarantee them the right to public relief and assistance and housing. An interviewed refugee in Uganda said the frequency of food rations is declining (Summers, 2017). The Bidi Bidi camp has reached its capacity, closing the door to new refugees (Summers, 2017). Moreover, some locals object to relocation of refugees into their communities (Schiltz & Titeca, 2017), and such hostility might lead to violation of the rights of