Escape to the E.U.? human rights and immigration policy in conflict /
Five decades after the inception of the Geneva Refugee Convention, the European immigration system is on the verge of collapse as a flood of people fleeing persecution and violence threatens to engulf the E.U. This program looks at the processing of refugees and asylum-seekers in Sweden and Britain-...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Sveriges television. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2006], c2001.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col., digital. |
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Fortress Europe, the immigration situation.
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| Summary: |
Five decades after the inception of the Geneva Refugee Convention, the European immigration system is on the verge of collapse as a flood of people fleeing persecution and violence threatens to engulf the E.U. This program looks at the processing of refugees and asylum-seekers in Sweden and Britain-typified by a lengthy detention punctuated by interrogation and a summary legal hearing-as the UN and the E.U. seek to address human rights issues. The newsmaking stories of a Bangladeshi detainee's suicide, a Kosovar Albanian detainee's deportation to certain death, and the struggle of Cameroonian political activist George Ekontang are spotlighted. The exploitation of xenophobia as a political tool is also considered. Some content may be objectionable. |
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 04, 2006. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Prologue: Sweden's Role in Turkish Immigrant's Death Sentence (3:10) -- Geneva Convention and Today's Refugees (5:59) -- Government Promotion of Xenophobia (2:48) -- European Refugee Policy (2:59) -- Detention Centers for Asylum-Seekers (4:19) -- Swedish Refugee Prison and Speech Analysis (5:22) -- Asylum-Seekers Fear Deportation (5:51) -- Subjectivity in Court Decisions About Deportation (2:42) -- Migration Policy vs. Human Rights (5:22) -- Plight of Kosovar Albanians (7:28) -- United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) (5:19) -- Immigration Policy and Deportations (2:18) -- Asylum-Seekers: Pawns in a Political Game (4:32) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Five decades after the inception of the Geneva Refugee Convention, the European immigration system is on the verge of collapse as a flood of people fleeing persecution and violence threatens to engulf the E.U. This program looks at the processing of refugees and asylum-seekers in Sweden and Britain-typified by a lengthy detention punctuated by interrogation and a summary legal hearing-as the UN and the E.U. seek to address human rights issues. The newsmaking stories of a Bangladeshi detainee's suicide, a Kosovar Albanian detainee's deportation to certain death, and the struggle of Cameroonian political activist George Ekontang are spotlighted. The exploitation of xenophobia as a political tool is also considered. Some content may be objectionable. 12 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col., digital. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
12 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |