Refugee

Introduction: Julian Paul Assange is an Australian-born computer programmer who founded the whistleblowing organization WikiLeaks in 2006. His international recognition and infamy began in April 2010 when his organization published footage of U.S. soldiers murdering 18 civilians from an armed helicopter in Iraq.1 Following this, international opinion over him has been divided. He is recognized as an honourable advocate for the truth by his supporters and a reckless publicity-seeker who has…

A refugee is defined as a person who has been contrived to leave their country to escape war, death or natural disaster. This was the case for 2 refugees, one under the age of 16, who fled their country and arrived on Christmas Island on the 4th of August 2011. They had left Afghanistan in fear of persecution and went to Indonesia, where they then sailed to Australia. The Australian government failed to provide effective procedures for evaluating refugees need for protection, providing…

To begin refugees are coming from all around the world due to conflicts in their countries. most of the refugees are fleeing from syria for numerous reasons. Many of the refugees leave syria to begin new lives in a different country. There have been many conflicts going on in syria for a long time so it makes sense why people want to get out. Not everyone is just coming from syria though, refugees come from a lot of different countries (figure 1). Most of the refugees are coming from syria, but…

a designated non-governmental organization”; priority two, “groups of special humanitarian concern identified by the US refugee program”; and priority three, “family reunification cases. Once cases come through, they are sorted by priority level, and action is taken from there:. Next is the stage in which portfolios are put together and information is collected about the refugee in question in preparation for the security background screening, which is conducted by Homeland Security. The state…

If you were given the option to live in the life of a refugee for 1 day would you take it? Refugee’s are forced out of their countries due tragic disasters or war. Away from their friends, family, hometowns, and memories. Refugee’s live turn in a 360 by turning “inside out and back again” A young girl named Ha becomes a refugee, showing people how her life was in a constant struggle as she turned from a normal girl in Saigon into a refugee moving to the United States, with a language barrier and…

What does the life look like in Syrian refugee camp? In the movie Salam Neighbor, Zach and Chris decided to live in the refugee camp in the city of Jordan, which is only 7 miles away from the Syrian border. They have gotten interested in this because of the ongoing Syrian crisis. They wanted to experience the life in the refugee camp as well as calling for attentions and helps through the film. Before watching this documentary film, I knew that there are fighting in Syria but did not know much…

fleeing from their country to a country where they are safe and protected. Throughout this essay secondary sources such as websites will be used to determine whether the Australian government is being equally fair to Refugees and Asylum seekers. ‘A refugee is a person who has fled his or her country and cannot return because of a well-founded fear of persecution due to their race, religion, nationality or membership of a particular social group’ (NSW Government department of education ,…

appropriate mental health services for marginalised populations. Individuals with refugee backgrounds, many of whom have experienced vast exposure to highly traumatic events, constitute such a population. However, working this homogenous population presents mental health services with a unique set of challenges. It is to the development, delivery, and evaluation of mental health services for individuals with refugee backgrounds that the following commentary is relevant. Thus, the following essay…

refugees. “According to the Migration Act of 1958, (“Migration Act 1958”) children of parents who are classified as a refugee are given the same rights as their parents.” The aim of this paper is to identify and explain how The Australian Legal System does not adequately protect and enforce the rights of children seeking refugee status in Australia. The relevant law to children seeking refugee status in Australia is the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) that states the interests of the child should be…

(UNHCR) there are approximately 59.5 million displaced people globally as a result of conflict, violence, environmental degradation and human rights violations. Of these, approximately 19.5 million are classified as an asylum seeker or refugee collectively. A refugee is a person who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion…