Assertion: seeker's right | /r/CapableOf | seek asylum
Facets:
value: under international law
type: OTHER
value: in another country
type: LOCATION
value: in the u.s.
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: International and domestic law makes it clear that refugees have the right to seek asylum in the U.S.
text: Everybody has a right to seek asylum in another country.
text: The right to seek asylum was incorporated into international law following the atrocities of World War II.
text: Although those who come to Australia by boat seeking Australia’s protection are classified by Australian law to be ‘unlawful non-citizens’, they have a right to seek asylum under international law and not be penalised for their mode of entry.
text: However, under Article 14 of the 1948 Universal declaration of human rights, everyone has the right to seek asylum and the 1951 Refugee Convention prohibits states from imposing penalties on those entering ‘illegally’ who come directly from a territory where their life or freedom is threatened.
text: Asylum seekers cannot be illegal as everyone has a recognised human right to seek asylum.
text: All people are entitled to protection of their human rights, including the right to seek asylum, regardless of how or where they arrive in Australia, or in any other country.