Victims Of Persecution Research Articles

Porous Nation: From Ireland's 'Haemorrhage' to Immigrant Inundation - A Critique of Ireland's Immigration Act, 1999

This paper examines the impact of metaphors of fluidity for migratory processes upon the development of public opinion in Ireland, both to trace the effects of historical Irish out-migration on perceptions of recent immigration, and to demystify rhetorical strategies that stigmatize asylum- seekers and refugees in Ireland as part of an expanding pool of illegal immigration, rather than as victims of persecution in need of intemational protection. The focus throughout the discussion is upon the range of different discourses underlying these metaphors of fluidity and how they become transformed over time, as well as their influence in engendering public hostility towards first emigration and then asylum-applicants and refugees coming into the country, following Ireland's transition from an 'emigrant nursery' to an immigrant host society.

Gül v. Switzerland

Aliens — Immigration — Political asylum — Criteria for asylum — Persecution — Whether asylum-seeker required to show that he had himself been the victim of persecution — Family reunionHuman rights — Family life — Concept of family life — Bond between parent and child — Relationship between right of individual to respect for family life and right of State to regulate immigration — Separation caused by voluntary act of parent — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Article 8

The Victims of Persecution and Torture: The Tactics of the Treatment in Western and Eastern Europe

The Victims of Persecution and Torture: The Tactics of the Treatment in Western and Eastern Europe

Factors of Significance in the Treatment of Victims of Persecution and Torture

Factors of Significance in the Treatment of Victims of Persecution and Torture

RELIGION AND CULTURE

vivacious Pastor Anthony Joseph of the West African Church of Hope and Glory. The Pastor's style of public address was unusu ally impressive, and built up to an appeal for greater support from the main Christian Churches for the type of small Church he rep resents. The only opportunity for group discussion in the whole meeting followed these presentations. After morning worship the next day there were five more pre sentations. The first was on the part of the Romanian Orthodox Parish, completing the Russian presentation of the evening before (and also the Greek Orthodox presentation at the Greenhills Ecumenical Meeting of the previous January). Next, Rev. Alan Martin presented the fruits of his research into the integration of immigrants into Irish Church congregations: meeting the cultural expectations of incomers to Ireland is a major challenge, so that fully integrated worship is difficult. What works best at present in Irish towns is the use of churches and other buildings at different times by different ethnic groups. A contrary instance was pre sented by Rev Noel Fallows of the Clontarf Methodist Church, whose church and congregation has, as he described it, been revi talised by being virtually taken over by a group of Christians from Rwanda. Church involvement in social justice returned to the agenda with a powerful and indeed rather harrowing account of the work being done by the Spiritans (Holy Ghost Missionaries) for the vic tims of persecution and, in many cases, torture, who are quite numerous in Ireland. The final presentation of the day was by Fr Michael Daly of Stamullen, who described his ministry to those housed at the former Mosney Holiday Camp in his parish, and their integration into the local parish for worship. The concluding event of the meeting was a presentation to Dr David Stevens, since 1992 Executive Secretary of the IICM, the organiser of 'Ballymascanlon', who is taking up a new appoint ment with the Corrymeela Community. The Emmaus meeting showed clearly the intensity and realism of inter-church activity in Ireland during his period in office.

WAS HE A PARANOIAC?

CH 1isTowN, JAN. 17, 1902. His Excellency W. Murray Crane, etc. We have examined H. J. B., 35 years of age, committed March 26, 1897, as a common and notorious thief, sentence of from five to nine years, and would respectfully report. When B. was first committed he worked in the harness-shop, he began to agitate the men and was placed in Cherry Hill, where he began to write to all the authorities and to lawyers telling of the illegal actions of the officers of the prison and wishing to begin actions in law against some of them. He claims to have been admitted to the bar in Dakota. He was arrested in London, Brussels, and New York as well as Boston. Perhaps there is no inmate of the prison who has given more trouble to all concerned than he. At our first examination he began telling in legal terms how unjustly he had been treated before his trial and claimed that from the first he was a victim of persecution and conspiracy; that his sins were sins of omission (neglecting to say his prayers often) only, and not of commission. He related how many people would be defendants in cases he would bring against his persecutors. He also showed some wood and iron that had been placed in his food. The examination lasted over two hours. At the second examination he recognized us and began to say that we were engaging in a conspiracy to pronounce him insane in order that his enemies might get possession of his property. He rehearsed nearly all that he said at the former visit and taking his oath that he was an innocent man. That in all of the former arrests in London, Brussels, New York and elsewhere he had been exonerated, and that the so-called obtaining money under false pretences was proven to be legitimate business. He asked us to examine two bottles of medicine that had been given to him from the