Persuasive Essay On Asylum Seekers
In article 31 of the Refugee Convention, Asylum Seekers are stated to have a right to enter a country in seek of Asylum.
Approximately 35-50 people are granted refugee status in Australia, all of which are from offshore detention centres.
These are Australia's offshore detention centres. The first is a well-known centre of Australia, Christmas Island detention centre. While it is offshore, it's still a part of Australia, just a long way away. But in 2012, two new centres were opened in completely different countries: Manus Island and Nauru.
Let us first consider the tiny island of Nauru. This island is only six kilometres long and four kilometres wide, a total of 24km2. It's also one of the poorest nations in the world. But the Australian government …show more content…
Refugee: a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
Asylum Seeker: a person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another
We can see how the two are linked, how Asylum Seekers are refugees. So, if they were desperate enough to leave their birth/home country on a rickety boat, spending the majority of to all of their much-needed money to reach Australia with no guarantee of assistance from us, why would they risk it?
Amnesty International is a world-renowned non-government organisation (NGO) that is one of many supporting the abolition of the issue. They are calling for the Australian Government to:
• End offshore processing and instead process all refugee claims made in Australia on the Australian mainland
• End indefinite mandatory detention and instead place asylum seekers in the community once initial checks are completed
• Resolve the legal limbo and indefinite detention resulting from adverse ASIO assessments
• Ensure that Australia's Refugee Status Determination system is fair and
Approximately 35-50 people are granted refugee status in Australia, all of which are from offshore detention centres.
These are Australia's offshore detention centres. The first is a well-known centre of Australia, Christmas Island detention centre. While it is offshore, it's still a part of Australia, just a long way away. But in 2012, two new centres were opened in completely different countries: Manus Island and Nauru.
Let us first consider the tiny island of Nauru. This island is only six kilometres long and four kilometres wide, a total of 24km2. It's also one of the poorest nations in the world. But the Australian government …show more content…
Refugee: a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
Asylum Seeker: a person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another
We can see how the two are linked, how Asylum Seekers are refugees. So, if they were desperate enough to leave their birth/home country on a rickety boat, spending the majority of to all of their much-needed money to reach Australia with no guarantee of assistance from us, why would they risk it?
Amnesty International is a world-renowned non-government organisation (NGO) that is one of many supporting the abolition of the issue. They are calling for the Australian Government to:
• End offshore processing and instead process all refugee claims made in Australia on the Australian mainland
• End indefinite mandatory detention and instead place asylum seekers in the community once initial checks are completed
• Resolve the legal limbo and indefinite detention resulting from adverse ASIO assessments
• Ensure that Australia's Refugee Status Determination system is fair and