British Home Secretary Secretary Suella Braverman migrant ‘invasion’ remark
- November 2, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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British Home Secretary Secretary Suella Braverman migrant ‘invasion’ remark
Subject: IR
Context:
- Recently British Home SecretarySuella Braverman was facing criticism Tuesday for describing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats as an “invasion.
What’s the issue:
- Home Secretary Suella Braverman had used the term while defending conditions at a processing center for new arrivals where some 4,000 people have been held in a facility intended for 1,600.
- Braverman referred to small-boat crossings on Monday as “the invasion of our southern coast” and said “illegal immigration is out of control.”
- Moreover, the number of asylum-seekers attempting to reach Britain by boat has increased steadily.
Immigrants crisis in UK:
- Since2018,there has been a marked rise in the number of refugees and asylum seekers that undertake dangerous crossings between Calais in France and Dover in England.
- Most such migrants and asylum seekers hail from war-torn countries like Sudan, Afghanistan, and Yemen or developing countries like Iran and Iraq.
- The Nationality and Borders Bill, 2021 allows the British government to strip anyone’s citizenship without notice under “exceptional circumstances”.
What is United Kingdom and Rwanda deal for asylum seekers:
- Under this deal, Rwanda committed to taking in asylum seekers who arrive in the K. on or after January 1, 2022, using “illegally facilitated and unlawful cross border migration.”
- By this deal Rwanda will function as the holding centre where asylum applicants will wait while the Rwandan government makes decisions about their asylum and resettlement petitions in Rwanda.
- The UK has paid the Rwandan government £120 million for housing and integrating the migrants as part of the pilot scheme, which will initially last for five years.
What is India’s Refugee Policy:
- India’s approach towards refugees is customary and a dynamic one having regard to prevailing socio-political conditions. Though India is not a party to 1951 convention or 1967 protocol it acceded to various Human Rights treaties including the UNHCR and it is obliged to protect the rights of refugees.
- As per Indian law, there is no law to deal with the refugee, both illegal migrants & refugee categories of people are viewed as one and the same and are covered under the Foreigners Act, 1946.
The constitution of India protects the refugees right to life with dignity that includes right against solitary confinement and custodial violence, right to medical assistance and shelter