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===Equivalents===
===Equivalents===
heslo Eintrag voce hasło
[[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]]


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===Definition===
===Definition===
a person who has fled their own country because they are at risk of serious human rights violations and persecution there
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.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/refugees-asylum-seekers-and-migrants/ https://www.amnesty.org]</small>
<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>  
===Encyclopaedic information===
===Encyclopaedic information===
<small>Source: </small>
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.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'')


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*
=== 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>
===Collocations===
*
===Note===
===Note===
See [[Asylum]] and [[Asylum procedure]] for more information.

Revision as of 18:49, 20 May 2022

Equivalents

Žadatel o azylAsylsuchende, AsylsuchenderRichiedente asiloOsoba ubiegająca się o azyl

Related terms

Definition

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/

Encyclopaedic information

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/

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.