Modern refugees are persecuted for what they are, not what they did
Evidence
According to the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, a “refugee” is defined as someone who, owing to a “well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country.” — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 724 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban once contended that the “overwhelming majority” of Syrian and Iraqi refugees were actually “economic migrants” and not refugees; thus allowing him to deport anyone that he chose from Hungary. Since the vast majority of refugees on the planet are Muslim, this global debate about whether to frame these destitute populations as “refugees” or “migrants” is now very narrowly focused with Islamophobia lurking nearby. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 730 (
#exemplifies, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: International law defines refugees by well-founded fear of persecution — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 724; Orban mislabeled refugees as economic migrants to justify deportation — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 730
Related
- International law defines refugees by well-founded fear of persecution (similarity 0.91)
- Orban mislabeled refugees as economic migrants to justify deportation (similarity 0.87)
- Economic migration has been criminalized as the underbelly of globalization (similarity 0.80)
Broader Connections
- International law defines refugees by well-founded fear of persecution
#expands(0.85) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 724 - Orban mislabeled refugees as economic migrants to justify deportation
#exemplifies(0.80) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 730