Refugees and Asylum Seekers

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Refugees and Asylum Seekers

• Introduction
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What is a refugee

• A refugee is someone who has been forced to leave
  their country. They may have been persecuted or
  have a 'well-founded fear of being persecuted'
  because of their race, religion, nationality,
  membership of a particular social group, or
  political opinion.

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What is an asylum seeker?

• An asylum seeker is a person who has applied for
  legal recognition as a refugee in another country
  and is waiting for a decision on their
  application.

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What does asylum mean?

• Asylum means a secure place of refuge, shelter,
  or retreat.

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Who Has the Right to Seek Asylum?

• Everyone has the right to seek asylum.
• This is a important human right stated in the
  Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
• Who cannot get asylum in Britain?People who have
  been involved in war crimes, crimes against
  peace, serious non-political crimes and crimes
  against humanity.

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Facts and Figures

• 10 of applicants in the UK were granted asylum
  in 2002.
• In 2002 the top five nationalities applying for
  asylum in the were Iraq (14,940), Zimbabwe
  (7,695), Afghanistan (7,380), Somalia (6,680) and
  China (3,735).
• The country that receives the most number of
  refugees in the world is Pakistan. Pakistan
  (2,199,379), Iran (1,868,011) and Afghanistan
  (1,226,098) hosted the most refugees in 2001.