by ASEP Editor | Aug 18, 2022 | Uncategorised
New Zealand promises to end detention centres, but how? By Linnea Vartun Since 2015, 86 asylum seekers have been detained in New Zealand in criminal detention facilities for months or, at times, years (Amnesty International, 2021). An asylum seeker can be...
by ASEP Editor | Aug 18, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Road to Seeking Asylum in Aotearoa – Salient Magazine By Ineke Ramsteijn For most of us, seeking asylum is a pretty foreign concept, but for countless innocent people worldwide it is a constant and debilitating obstacle to safety. There are two different...
by Jason Lane | Aug 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
What’s wrong with the economic argument for refugees? By Clair Caird A cursory google search on motivations for countries to take in refugees in 2020 indicates a depressing trend in our values. A 2018 study by d’Albis, Boubtane and Coulibaly concerning the economic...
by Jason Lane | Aug 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
How far does our humanity extend? By Rebecca Farquhar Closing our borders saved lives. Yet for hundreds of refugees, it also put them in limbo. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has suspended its Refugee Quota Programme as part of its efforts...
by Jason Lane | Jun 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
Refugees and People Seeking Asylum under COVID-19 By Clair Caird Worldwide, three out of four countries have introduced complete or partial closures of their borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This has resulted in dire consequences for the many people faced with...
by Jason Lane | Jun 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
Take action StudyLink You can find email addresses for relevant MPs at this link: https://www.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/members-of-parliament/ Kia ora (Name of MP), My name is _______ and I am a resident of ______. I am writing to you express my concern...
