1st Edition

Asylum-Seeker and Refugee Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa The Peregrination of a Persecuted Human Being in Search of a Safe Haven

By Cristiano d’Orsi Copyright 2016
344 Pages
by Routledge

344 Pages
by Routledge

344 Pages
by Routledge

It is not often acknowledged that the great majority of African refugee movement happens within Africa rather than from Africa to the West. This book examines the specific characteristics and challenges of the refugee situation in Sub-Saharan Africa, offering a new and critical vision on the situation of asylum-seekers and refugees in the African continent. Cristiano d’Orsi considers the... Read more

Introduction  Part 1: The peregrination of a persecuted human being, first stage: seeking asylum in Sub-Saharan Africa  1. Fleeing persecution and the risk of unjust rejection, return or expulsion: non- refoulement in Sub-Saharan Africa   2. Individual admission in the host country, "a peaceful and humanitarian act": a pivotal concept of asylum as it is viewed in Sub-Saharan Africa  3. Groups of individuals on the run: examining the Sub-Saharan African phenomena of mass-influx and burden sharing  4. Refugee camps in Sub-Saharan Africa: perpetuating the plight of refugees? Restrictions on free settlement and movement.   5. Alleviating the plight of refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa: the role and mandate of the UNHCR.   6. Managing the subversive activities of refugees and their ban: responding to abuses of refugee status.  7. Misusing the help received and its consequences: national governments and the expulsion of refugees  Part 2: The peregrination of a persecuted human being, second stage: durable solutions for refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa   8. Voluntary, spontaneous, forced repatriations: refugees and their way back home  9. Local integration and resettlement in a third country   Conclusion

Biography

Cristiano d’Orsi, is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria.