JUST 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Voluntary Return, De Facto, De Jure
Document Summary
Saturday, march 16th -- sudanese refugee rally/oral interviews. Global population of refugees and asylum seekers. Refugees and asylum seekers returned to their country of origin in 2017. Refugees and asylum seekers given citizenship in country of asylum in 2017* *50,000 were syrians granted citizenship in turkey. Voluntary return of a refugee to his/her country of origin. Voluntariness of the decision to repatriate safely and orderly and in dignity. Change of circumstances which caused refugees to flee the country of origin. Enjoyment of normal and peaceful life upon return to the country of origin. Rendering of every possible assistance by the country of asylum, the country of origin, voluntary agencies, and international and intergovernmental organizations in order to facilitate return. Not common in early years of refugee regime. Shifting focus of unhcr from 1980s forward. Vote of confidence for country of repatriation. Pressure to return may result in forced/involuntary return. Less of an end, more of a new beginning.
