History 2127F/G Study Guide - Final Guide: International Refugee Organization, British Subject
30 Mar 2018
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Founded in 19(cid:886)(cid:887), a group of nations who"s objectives were: ensure collective security by working together to avoid war, to encourage co-operation among countries, to defend human rights, to improve living condition for people around the world. Set up in 1948 sets up global fundamental rights and freedoms: freedom of speech, right to resources necessary for survival (food, water, right to healthcare, right to education. The un and war refugees: during war many people fled home countries seeking refuge, some lost homes in battle, others tried escaping nazis, 20 million displaced people, living in streets of europe. In 1946 un set up international refugee organization. 1914 komagatu maru incident: sikhs seeking asylum-avoided the continuous journey restrictions by leaving from japan but on arrival in b. c. they were forced to stay on the ship for 2 months jailed immigrants needed to enter canada. Canadian government instituted a law that all (cid:498)asiatic(cid:499) so didn"t need the foundation money.
