{"id":35066,"date":"2018-10-31T15:03:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T09:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=35066"},"modified":"2018-10-31T15:03:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T09:33:54","slug":"targeting-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/targeting-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"Targeting refugees:\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/targeting-refugees\/article19717640.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Targeting refugees<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Context: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Union government\u2019s stand on the Rohingya refugee issue<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the government\u2019s opinion?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It considers Rohingya refugees as a potential security threat to the country<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It argues in the Supreme Court that refugees would deprive India\u2019s citizens of their legitimate share in employment, housing, educational and medical facilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Buddhist citizens of India would face the threat of violence from the refugees.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Why the idea of deportation not just and fair?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The intention of deportation itself an unusual abandonment of humanitarian principles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rohingyas are stateless<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Myanmar refuses to accept most Rohingya as its citizens<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hundreds of thousands have fled to Bangladesh in just the past few weeks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is estimated to be 40,000 Rohingyas living in India<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Why is India obliged?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is not a signatory to the UN Convention on Refugees (1951) but it but has so far adhered to its normative standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has played host to refugees of all hues, and stood by the principle of non-refoulement, under which refugees cannot be forced to return to conditions of danger.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India should not forget the Right to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution which is confined to anyone who has to face the rigours of law on Indian soil.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Conclusion: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The existing law on the subject as well as some judicial decisions do support the norm on deportation of illegal immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Targeting refugees:\u00a0 Context: The Union government\u2019s stand on the Rohingya refugee issue What is the government\u2019s opinion? It considers Rohingya refugees as a potential security threat to the country It argues in the Supreme Court that refugees would deprive India\u2019s citizens of their legitimate share in employment, housing, educational and medical facilities. 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