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Introduction
Syria, one of the cradles of civilization and situated in the
historically-rich Arab region was once a nation under normal
circumstances. However, in the past four years, millions of
people have died, lost their homes and fought every single
day with great determination to survive which was brought
about by Civil War and has escalated into an unthinkable
nightmare that no person would ever want to live in. In
addition to the already disconsolate situation is the
emergence of the Islamic State who took advantage of the
countrys frailty. A war within a war as many analysts and
news programs would call it, only signifies how difficult the
situation has become. It is already difficult to be in a state of
war, how much more when you are facing not just one but
two wars. In the case of Syria, it is not just facing civil war
but also the battle against Islamic State and Jihadists. These
factors only make the people within Syria more vulnerable.
While most people in the other parts of the world are
enjoying their meals and sleep sound at night, meanwhile,
the people in Syria are fighting for survival with no
assurance that they will get to live another day. The huge
influx of Syrians into the European Union has triggered
various reactions from citizens and governments of such
receiving nations. Some of whom have negative reactions
and have reservations in accepting them. These instances of
resistance and reservations in accepting these Syrian people
who are trying to escape the turmoil that they are suffering
from in their own country is where the Rights of Refugees
under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of
Refugees comes in. Are the Syrians flying to these European
and neighboring countries as refugees as acts of desperation
from the war or as migrants who are trying to look for job
and a better life? The line has to be drawn in order to
determine the appropriate action the other States has to do.
This paper will discuss the rights of refugees and what are
the things they are entitled to with the aid of a few historical
cases and analogy as to the facts laid down thereto.
II. Refugees vs MIgrants
There are various definitions attached to the word refugee
but the one that is of greater impact to this topic is that of
the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees which
says,
For the purposes of the present Convention, the term
"refugee" shall apply to any person who: