HUMAN RIGHTSFuture Challenges : Asylum Seekers case study

HUMAN RIGHTS• Rights that all people have

because they are human beings (entitlements)

• After WW2, The universal declaration of human rights (UDHR) 1948 was agreed upon by united nation members

UDHR 1948 - 30 ARTICLES

• Located in the Middle East

• established under Sharia Law

• Main concerns involve Southern Asian migrant workers rights

Case Time - QATAR and Human Rights

Qatar and their human rights record

• Flogging and stoning are used as a form of punishment

• Witness testimony by women is sometimes not accepted in court

• Adultery, Apostasy and alcohol consumption are illegal

• Homosexual practice and intimacy are prohibited in public

Laws in Qatar

REFUGEES AND AUSTRALIA• It has been argued that Australia has a proud tradition sheltering

refugees

• millions of people are fleeing their homes due to fear of persecution

• Australia is 1 of 20 countries that participate in resettlement programs and 1 of 12 that has a refugee quota policy

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE• when a person flees to

another country they are a refugee. (8.4 Million)

• when a person remains within their own country they are known as internally displaced. they do not have refugee status protection (6.6 million)

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES

• An asylum seeker is a person who has arrived in another country seeking safety and is waiting for recognition as a refugee. this is not illegal

• under the 1951 convention relating to the status of refugees, article 1, refugees are:

• a person outside of their country of nationality that has a well founded fear of persecution

Main Events of Refugees in Australia

1992 Mandatory detention laws for all foreigners who arrive in Australia without a visa are introduced by the Keating Labor government, with bi-partisan support

1999 The Howard Government introduces Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) for asylum seekers

2001The Tampa Crisis. The Norwegian flagged ship MV Tampa rescues 439

Afghan asylum seekers from international waters near Australia

2001 Pacific Solution' is implemented under John Howard. Nauru is used as an offshore processing detention centre

2007 Kevin Rudd promises to put an end to the 'Pacific Solution' if he were elected

2008 The Rudd Government abolishes the Temporary Protection visa (TPV) regime. Closures to all detention centres on Pacific Islands. 164 boat people arrived in the

calendar year2010 Gillard Government announces a regional detention centre program. More protection given to children asylum seekers.

2011 Malaysia Solution announced. High Court decision rejects this solution deeming it illegal

CHILDREN ASYLUM SEEKER RIGHTS

• the Convention Rights of the Child 1989 states the protection of children seeking refugee status - article 20 and 37

• Australia has violated international law by holding children for too long and not allowing them to know their rights

• Children are still