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===Equivalents=== | ===Equivalents=== | ||
[[žadatel o azyl]] — [[Asylsuchende, Asylsuchender]] — [[richiedente asilo]] — [[osoba ubiegająca się o azyl]] | |||
===Related terms=== | ===Related terms=== | ||
* (applies for) [[asylum]] | * (''applies for'') [[asylum|'''asylum''']] | ||
*(''is party to'') [[asylum procedure|'''asylum procedure''']] | |||
*(''is often a'') [[refugee|'''refugee''']] | |||
*(''usually'' ''has a'') [[country of origin|'''country of origin''']] | |||
* | * | ||
===Definition=== | ===Definition=== | ||
a | Asylum seekers are refugees who have officially applied to relocate to a host country to be protected from armed conflict or persecution. | ||
<small>Source: [https://www. | <small>Source: [https://www.teachingwithtestimony.com/themes/twt_ui/resources/pdf/SHOAH-Testimony-StudentActivity-Syria-V0.2.pdf https://www.teachingwithtestimony.com/]</small> | ||
===Encyclopaedic information=== | ===Encyclopaedic information=== | ||
<small>Source: </small> | An asylum seeker must demonstrate that his or her fear of persecution in his or her home country is well-founded. | ||
<small>Source: [https://www.unrefugees.org/refugee-facts/what-is-a-refugee/ https://www.unrefugees.org/]</small> | |||
Once asylum seekers begin the application process, they are protected by international law. | |||
<small>Source: [https://www.teachingwithtestimony.com/themes/twt_ui/resources/pdf/SHOAH-Testimony-StudentActivity-Syria-V0.2.pdf https://www.teachingwithtestimony.com/]</small> | |||
While every refugee is initially an asylum seeker, not every asylum seeker will ultimately be recognized as a refugee. | |||
<small>Source: [https://www.savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/emergency-response/refugee-children-crisis/what-is-refugee https://www.savethechildren.org/]</small> | |||
===Synonyms and variants=== | ===Synonyms and variants=== | ||
* refugee | * refugee (''erroneous, see Encyclopaedic information above'') | ||
* | * | ||
=== Collocations === | |||
* to be an asylum seeker | |||
* to accept/reject asylum seekers | |||
* to relocate, (re)distribute asylum seekers | |||
* to process asylum seekers | |||
* to accommodate, house, host asylum seekers | |||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
<small>Source: </small> | <blockquote>Palestinian refugees tend to be transformed into '''asylum seekers''' by conflicts.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://www.e-ir.info/2018/09/04/conflict-and-migration-in-the-middle-east-syrian-refugees-in-jordan-and-lebanon/ https://www.e-ir.info/]</small><blockquote>A 2021 report published by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International also accused Canada of abusive tactics aimed at '''asylum seekers'''.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://globalnews.ca/news/8710232/west-opens-doors-ukraine-refugees-suffer-around-the-world/ https://globalnews.ca/]</small><blockquote>The EU's plan was aimed in part at helping the bloc's border countries deal with the surge by '''relocating asylum seekers''' to non-border countries.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-hotspots-idUSKCN0S20OE20151008 https://www.reuters.com/]</small> | ||
===Note=== | ===Note=== | ||
See [[asylum]] and [[asylum procedure]] for more information. | |||
Latest revision as of 15:35, 30 August 2022
Equivalents
žadatel o azyl — Asylsuchende, Asylsuchender — richiedente asilo — osoba ubiegająca się o azyl
Related terms
- (applies for) asylum
- (is party to) asylum procedure
- (is often a) refugee
- (usually has a) country of origin
Definition
Asylum seekers are refugees who have officially applied to relocate to a host country to be protected from armed conflict or persecution.
Source: https://www.teachingwithtestimony.com/
Encyclopaedic information
An asylum seeker must demonstrate that his or her fear of persecution in his or her home country is well-founded.
Source: https://www.unrefugees.org/
Once asylum seekers begin the application process, they are protected by international law.
Source: https://www.teachingwithtestimony.com/
While every refugee is initially an asylum seeker, not every asylum seeker will ultimately be recognized as a refugee.
Source: https://www.savethechildren.org/
Synonyms and variants
- refugee (erroneous, see Encyclopaedic information above)
Collocations
- to be an asylum seeker
- to accept/reject asylum seekers
- to relocate, (re)distribute asylum seekers
- to process asylum seekers
- to accommodate, house, host asylum seekers
Examples
Palestinian refugees tend to be transformed into asylum seekers by conflicts.
Source: https://www.e-ir.info/
A 2021 report published by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International also accused Canada of abusive tactics aimed at asylum seekers.
Source: https://globalnews.ca/
The EU's plan was aimed in part at helping the bloc's border countries deal with the surge by relocating asylum seekers to non-border countries.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/
Note
See asylum and asylum procedure for more information.