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    Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Scotland: A Skills and Aspirations Audit (2003). In 2003 there were an estimated 10‚000 asylum seekers living in Scotland and this equated to approximately 10% of the overall number of asylum seekers supported by National Asylum Support Service (NASS) in the UK at the time (Heath et al‚ 2003: 53). A large proportion of whom lived in the central belt and Glasgow in particular and were made up of over 50 different nationalities. (Charlaff‚ Ibrani‚ Lowe‚ Marsden & Turney

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    10006077 EDU CPE 10029 Prof S Thompson Critical Review Word count 1081 The book in which I have decided to critically examine is ‘Five children and It’ by E.Nesbit. Written during the Golden Age of children’s literature in 1902 its success as a children’s novel is evident and can be seen through its reprints in almost every decade since its release. This story is accessible to both children and adults. The reason that I have chosen this book is because of the influences upon society that Edith

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    Malaysia Solution Essay Braeden Alexanderson Year 10 The word Asylum seekers is not an unknown topic to Australia. The Asylum seekers or ‘boat people’ have been contentious issue in Australian politics for many years. According to Google dictionary an Asylum seeker is: “a person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another.”The big debate surrounding the area of asylum seekers is how to moderate the amount of boat people coming into Australia. The Malaysian

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    keeps them informed of breaking news‚ ways that they can act to advocate for asylum seeker rights and they also share people’s stories of their experiences as asylum seekers. People under the age of 30 are encouraged to join their Youth Action Project‚ which educates them on how to advocate for refugee rights and the process of contacting their local members of parliament and senators to advocate for asylum seekers to be processed in Australia rather than offshore detention centres. Members of the

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    refers to the basic freedoms and protections that all people are entitled to‚ simply for being human. Today‚ Australia faces the challenge of Asylum seekers‚ many of whom which have currently been denied their basic human rights. The government’s policy of creating Immigration Detention Facilities as a way of detaining unauthorised asylum seekers may be a solution the problem of controlling Australia’s borders‚ however‚ violates the human rights of this group in Australia. One strategy that addresses

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    Asylum Seekers are people who fled from their homes in the face of persecution‚ or threats to their lives. But there is no reason why the Australian government should be obliged to welcome asylum seekers who use illegal methods to come here. We have the responsibility to protect our borders and way of life against what could amount to a huge influx of immigrants whose backgrounds and possible criminal status are unknown. Detention is the only solution to the problem of how to treat asylum seekers

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    But when the treatment of the Asylum Seekers in its detention centres becomes so severe and criminal like‚ the UN’s weak efforts to intervene has become one of its failing points. The UN Quotes – (Everyone has the right to life‚ liberty and security of person). In the early 2000’s a widespread amount of Asylum seekers arrived by boats‚ the Australian Government was unprepared and needed a ‘short term’ plan to house of move the seekers to a permanent home or locatiom. Although over time

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    fear‚ unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country‚ they are deemed a refugee. * Asylum seekers are people who are seeking refugee status and safety. In Australia‚ nearly all asylum seekers who arrive by boat are assessed to be genuine refugees escaping violence‚ extremism and terror. * Asylum seekers are not a threat‚ they are threatened. Asylum seekers undergo security checks by ASIO (Australia’s Security Intelligence Organization) Main refugees come from countries

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    My second group observation called Hope Seekers Group‚ Initiated with the facilitator Nadine introducing the new members that were joining for the first time. Nadine started by reading the declaration of Unity. “This we owe to A.A.’s future to place our common welfare first; to keep our fellowship united. For on A.A. unity depend our lives‚ and the lives of those to come.” She also advised the new comers that they were responsible for seeking help if they ever felt the need to drink and to consult

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    Although many of us wouldn’t question the treatment of asylum seekers; Paris gave voice to those who couldn’t. Form past experiences‚ haven’t we all had those times when we want to stand up for something but we just can’t for some reason? In September he implored the Turnbull government to remove asylum seekers from Nauru and Manus Island‚ or face the "high likelihood" that many more would attempt to harm themselves. In doing this heroic

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