Outline of Refugee Policies Refugee policy and asylum seeking remain to be one of the most controversial human rights issues in the contemporary world. This is especially the case after the breakout of the Syrian crisis, which has seen more than five million Syrians leave their homes and their country to become asylum seekers in other parts of the world. Most of the refugees have fled to Turkey and Lebanon, with Turkey becoming the biggest refugee hosting country in the world with more than 2.1 million Syrian refugees within its borders. Based on the available statistics, there were more than 19.6 million refugees across the world. Syrians have become the largest refugee group overtaking Afghan refugees by more than 1.3 million people. The Afghan refugees were the world’s largest refugee group in the world for a little more than three decades. There are several challenges that refugees face even when they are granted asylum in other countries. The problems are exacerbated when the refugees come from regions that are hotbeds of terrorism. The refugees face a wide group of medical problems including but not limited to depression, and a high risk of suicide. There have also been reports of refugees being broken by the same people who should be protecting them. There have been numerous reports of child labor, child trafficking, human rights violations, and sexual abuse. With the current terrorism scares, most of the refugees can be subject to racism and neglect because of their religion or country of origin. Refugee Policies Various refugee policies are at the center of the refugee problem and sometimes prove to be a little contentious. 1. Legal Protections This section will research into the effects and limitations of the ‘responsibility to protect’ policy that is arguably the most enduring policy that affects refugees across the world. The international community is mandated with the responsibility of protecting citizens from a country when that country fails or is unwilling to protect its citizens. 2. Establishment of human aid There is a problem involving how to provide best a human aid or provide protection when some of the resources are unfocused toward pushing the conflict. There is also the problem of offering the aid when the warring parties are targeting the aid workers. Under these circumstances, the international aid workers are in a tight spot as to whether they should involve international military for protection or not. The previous choice usually violates the principles of fairness and objectivity that international aid agencies are supposed to support. 3. Non-refoulement States are only willing to take in refugees under the guise of temporary protection. The issue becomes contentious because it is difficult to control when it is good and acceptable to return refugees to their countries. This section will discuss when non-refoulement becomes a problem for peaceful refugee transition into normal life. .

1. Outline of Refugee Policies
Refugee policy and asylum seeking remain to be one of the most
controversial human rights issues in the contemporary world.
This is especially the case after the breakout of the Syrian
crisis, which has seen more than five million Syrians leave their
homes and their country to become asylum seekers in other
parts of the world. Most of the refugees have fled to Turkey and
Lebanon, with Turkey becoming the biggest refugee hosting
country in the world with more than 2.1 million Syrian refugees
within its borders.
Based on the available statistics, there were more than 19.6
million refugees across the world. Syrians have become the
largest refugee group overtaking Afghan refugees by more than
1.3 million people. The Afghan refugees were the world’s
largest refugee group in the world for a little more than three
decades.
There are several challenges that refugees face even when they
are granted asylum in other countries. The problems are
exacerbated when the refugees come from regions that are
hotbeds of terrorism. The refugees face a wide group of medical
problems including but not limited to depression, and a high
risk of suicide.
There have also been reports of refugees being broken by the
same people who should be protecting them. There have been
numerous reports of child labor, child trafficking, human rights
violations, and sexual abuse. With the current terrorism scares,
most of the refugees can be subject to racism and neglect
because of their religion or country of origin.
Refugee Policies

2. Various refugee policies are at the center of the refugee
problem and sometimes prove to be a little contentious.
1. Legal Protections
This section will research into the effects and limitations of the
‘responsibility to protect’ policy that is arguably the most
enduring policy that affects refugees across the world. The
international community is mandated with the responsibility of
protecting citizens from a country when that country fails or is
unwilling to protect its citizens.
2. Establishment of human aid
There is a problem involving how to provide best a human aid
or provide protection when some of the resources are unfocused
toward pushing the conflict. There is also the problem of
offering the aid when the warring parties are targeting the aid
workers. Under these circumstances, the international aid
workers are in a tight spot as to whether they should involve
international military for protection or not. The previous choice
usually violates the principles of fairness and objectivity that
international aid agencies are supposed to support.
3. Non-refoulement
States are only willing to take in refugees under the guise of
temporary protection. The issue becomes contentious because it
is difficult to control when it is good and acceptable to return
refugees to their countries. This section will discuss when non-
refoulement becomes a problem for peaceful refugee transition
into normal life.

3. References
Russell, S.S. (2002, Nov 1st). Refugees: risks and challenges
worldwide. Migration Policy Institute. Retrieved on 19/11/2015
from http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/refugees-risks-and-
challenges-worldwide