For some people who flee their country, rejection of their refugee claim will mean they are sent home to be arbitrarily imprisoned, tortured or killed. Amnesty International is concerned about the growing tendency of many governments to cut off refugee protection in every way they can think of. There is little regard for UN conventions and refugees. Amnesty International members remind governments that refugees are the victims of human rights abuses.
Refugees have the right to make their way to safe shores.
They have the right to make their claim in a fair and impartial process. Real refugees don't leave home because of the good life here - they run from the horror behind them. They should be treated with respect. The international community agreed in 1951 that people who escape human rights abuses have the right to be safe. Amnesty International holds countries to their responsibility to make the right decision about each refugee's need for protection.