Abstract
The scale of refugee movements in the world today is alarming, with around twenty million people across the globe considered to be ‘of concern’ to the UNHCR (UNHCR 2004). The reasons for large-scale refugee movements are numerous, including famine, civil war and ethnic violence.1 On an individual level, the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture documents hundreds of cases involving human rights abuses, torture, sexual exploitation, domestic violence and slavery. In 2003, the organization dealt with over 2000 individual cases (Medical Foundation 2004). Some of these applications will result in a grant of refugee status, but many more will not.
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O’Nions, H. (2007). The Effects of Deterrence-Based Policies on Vulnerable, Traumatized Asylum Seekers and Refugees. In: Hosin, A.A. (eds) Responses to Traumatized Children. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230625808_14
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