Among the most powerless, disenfranchised, stigmatised and criminalised groups of people in Europe are refugees. They are confronted with structural and institutional discrimination and have very little access to legal recourse in the frequent eventuality that they become victim of direct discrimination, criminal acts and violent attacks. Even access to basic health and social care is severely restricted. From the way most refugees in Europe are treated you might get the impression that they themselves are guilty of some heinious crime. General public opinion suggests they deserve everything they get (or if not, we are too generous to them). The press has a major responsibility in the public image of refugees. For the most part, I observe that the press has failed them miserably to provide impartial information.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 09:26:56 +0000
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