Welcome to Ireland: Seeking Protection as an Asylum Seeker or through Resettlement—Different Avenues, Different Reception

Authors

  • Louise Kinlen UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.36474

Keywords:

Ireland, UNHCR Resettlement Programme, refugees, asylum seekers, reception, integration, deterrence, proportionality, human rights

Abstract

Ireland accepts approximately 200 resettled refugees each year under the UNHCR Resettlement Programme and a range of supports are put in place to assist the refugees when they arrive and to help their process of integration into Irish society. Roughly ten times this number of asylum seekers arrives in Ireland each year, with some coming from similar regions and groups as the resettled refugees. The reception conditions of both groups however are remarkably different, with a number of grave humanitarian concerns having been raised about the reception conditions of asylum seekers. This article explores the background to refugee reception in Ireland, the current reception conditions of the two groups, how they differ and an analysis of whether such treatment is justifiable.

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Author Biography

Louise Kinlen, UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway

Louise Kinlen is a doctoral fellow in the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway. She is in receipt of funding from the Child and Youth Programme, a joint initiative of the two UNESCO Chairs in the University of Ulster and the Child and Family Research Centre NUIG.

Published

2013-03-06

How to Cite

Kinlen, L. (2013). Welcome to Ireland: Seeking Protection as an Asylum Seeker or through Resettlement—Different Avenues, Different Reception. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 28(2), 31–47. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.36474

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