Refugee law

States Congress on September 24, 2015 in Washington D.C. Pope Francis is the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church and spoke about current topics relevant throughout the world to the United States Congress. He focused on the religious extremism, the refugee crisis, immigration, diplomacy, and the trading and sale of various weaponry. Pope Francis was able to do so through the use of anaphora, metaphors, and anecdotes. Throughout this speech Pope Francis was able to successfully and…

The United States has always been the land of immigrants. Immigration in the United States has an extensive history old immigrants have gone, and new immigrants have appeared. Ever since the establishment of the United States, immigration laws have been put in place, reformed, and dismantled. To immigrate to the land of freedom and opportunities has become a dream for millions of immigrants every year from all walks of life. The staggering numbers of immigrants migrating into the U.S every year…

The world continues to record escalating number of refugees. Governments guarantee the physical security and basic human rights of its citizens and the refugees. When civilians become refugees, the safety, and human rights disappears. In this case, countries should be aware and act on their obligations to protect refugees and people seeking asylum. In some cases, host countries fail to protect these refugees. Consequently, these refugees have a hard time catering for their families and meeting…

Atilla's Hunic Empire or people against communist parties. Also to escape from war. As our current situation, Syria is currently under major threat with the Syrian population surrounded by rebel groups, religious extremist and Government forces. Each refugee has a goal to escape poverty and persecution from their country and to find a safer and secured place to live in. But with the vast amount of refugees, there are obstacles that refugees need to face, trying to escape from the continuous…

How ARC Advances Social Justice in Crises American Refugee Committee (ARC) is a nonprofit organization, based in Minneapolis, MN that works with refugees, internally displaced persons and people facing disaster and conflict in 11 countries (ARC 2016). The types of conflict ARC addresses includes natural and war related disasters and gender based violence that result in oppression, persecution, poverty in terms of resources, health, education and wealth, and displacement. ARC aims to assist…

has widely affected Australia, especially Melbourne as there have been many buildings like temples based mainly on Ancient Greek architecture. They have also played a large role in politics with many men and women who were politicians and assisted in law making. When Greeks migrated to Australia they brought with them some of their many traditions, beliefs, ideas and knowledge. One of these included making wine from grapes and olive oil from olives. Greeks have also opened up many restaurants,…

A boat filled to the brim with Syrian refugees beaches onto the shore of the picturesque island of Lesbos, in Greece. The refugees scramble up the rocky shoreline and into the arms of waiting Red Cross volunteers, who give bottles to wailing infants and food to the grotesquely malnourished men, women and children. These migrants have little but the clothes on their back, but yet they feel as safe as a baby bird nestled up to its mother for warmth. They face incredible oppression in their…

the US. In both his address to the US Congress and the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), Francis calls for a special care and realizations of the struggles of migrants. In his address to Congress, Francis states “Our world is facing a refugee crisis of a magnitude not seen since the Second World War. This presents us with great challenges and many hard decisions. On this continent (America), too, thousands of persons are led to travel north in search of a better life for themselves…

constantly the topic of discussion and heated contention of many legal experts, international human rights bodies and United Nations conferences and meetings for all the wrong reasons. There are countless claims and warnings of breaches of international law and convention by Australian immigration officials, with many legal experts labelling Australian policies as harsh. For decades Australian policies have ignored these outcries but in light of recent public awareness it is time for change in…

snow for miles. They are escaping America and seeking refuge in Canada because of Donald Trump’s new travel ban. These people, whom are refugees and immigrants to America, are afraid of being kicked out and sent back to their old homes due to this new law. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have reported that more than thirty people have crossed over. They are all very underdressed for a winter that is ranked on of the coldest in recent years. The Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), made in 2004…