POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Convention Relating To The Status Of Refugees, Internally Displaced Person, Collective Action
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Unhcr: 59, 500, 000 persons of concern". 19 million refugees, only 100,000 resettled in 2014, rest stuck in limbo, or make their way through dangerous migration routes to western asylum. Developing countries host 86% of the refugee population. If refugees formed a country they would be the 24th largest country in world. Population of forced migration a lot greater than cdn. Internally displaced person (idp): forced to flee their home from persecution or conflict, but who remains within their country"s borders. Statelessness: the lack of any nationality, or the absence of a recognized link between an individual and any state. One of the first scholars to bring attention to the refugee crisis. These nations see human rights as a fundamental norm. Because these persons have been denied rights from their own community, it is up to us to introduce new measures to assure these people receive their rights offering sanctuary. Norm non- refoulement: cannot foul refugees can"t push them back.
