Refugees
Subtitle: Human rights have no borders
Contributors: Amnesty International.
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Amnesty International Publications
Published: 1997
Place of publication: 322 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 1001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 137
Subjects: Refugees -- Government policy.; Human rights.; Asylum, Right of.
Description: From the back cover:

"The number of refugees forced to abandon their homes and countries in search of safety has significantly increased. At the same time, governments' commitment to offering asylum is dwindling, as is their political will to resolve the human rights disasters from which people have fled. There is a crisis in the protection of the human rights of refugees.

"This report is part of an Amnesty International campaign to remind the world's governments of their duty to prevent human rights violations so that people are not uprooted, and to ensure that those who flee persecution are allowed to reach a place of safety, are given effective protection against forcible return, and are guaranteed minimum standards of humane treatment while they are displaced. It calls for human rights to be a priority when considering refugee issues, such as repatriation programs and developments in international refugee law and practice.

"Human rights activists involved with refugees face a dual challenge at the international level. They must defend the protection provided by international refugee and human rights law in the face of growing government efforts to circumvent their obligations. They must also strive to ensure that as new human rights challenges arise, the system of international protection is able to meet those challenges."
Notes: "AI Index: ACT 34/03/97"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: label: Preface
title: Preface
pagenum: 1; label: Introduction
title: Introduction; title: Continuing human rights violations
pagenum: 3; title: A declining commitment to refugees
pagenum: 7; title: International responses
pagenum: 10; label: Chapter 1
title: Refugees: fear, flight, and further suffering
pagenum: 15; title: Armed conflicts
pagenum: 16; title: Political repression
pagenum: 18; title: Conditions after flight
pagenum: 22; title: Who is a refugee?
pagenum: 26; label: Chapter 2
title: Refugees and human rights
pagenum: 29; title: -- Non-refoulement
pagenum: 30; title: -- The need to escape
pagenum: 34; title: Human rights in countries of asylum
pagenum: 36; title: Human rights protection for particular groups
pagenum: 37; title: -- Women
pagenum: 37; title: -- Children
pagenum: 41; title: -- The internally displaced
pagenum: 42; label: Chapter 3
title: Circumvention of refugee law
pagenum: 47; title: Avoidance of international obligations
pagenum: 47; title: -- Geographical limitation
pagenum: 49; title: Restrictive interpretations of the refugee definition
pagenum: 51; label: Chapter 4
title: Obstructing and deterring asylum-seekers
pagenum: 55; title: Barriers to access
pagenum: 55; title: Rejection at the border
pagenum: 56; title: Detention
pagenum: 58; title: Destitution
pagenum: 63; label: Chapter 5
title: Asylum procedures
pagenum: 65; title: Mass exodus
pagenum: 65; title: Individual asylum procedures
pagenum: 67; title: Fair and satisfactory asylum procedures
pagenum: 68; title: -- Right to appeal
pagenum: 71; title: Shortcomings in asylum procedures
pagenum: 71; title: "Safe third country"
pagenum: 74; title: Readmission
pagenum: 75; title: "Internal flight alternative"
pagenum: 78; label: Chapter 6
title: Safe to return home?
pagenum: 79; title: "Temporary protection"
pagenum: 79; title: Voluntary repatriation
pagenum: 83; label: Chapter 7
title: International cooperation
pagenum: 95; title: International accountability
pagenum: 104; label: Conclusion
title: Conclusions and recommendations
pagenum: 107; title: To governments in countries of asylum
pagenum: 108; title: To the international community
pagenum: 116; label: Appendix I
title: Appendix I: International and regional refugee standards
pagenum: 121; label: Appendix II
title: Appendix II: The UN High Commissioner for refugees and its Executive Committee
pagenum: 131; label: Endnotes
title: Endnotes
pagenum: 135