Six key findings from the inaugural "Vulnerability Report: Inside the process of seeking asylum" are as follows: 1. "People seeking asylum exist in a painful, protracted state of uncertainty" Long delays in processing and limited opportunities for meaningful participation in the Australian community create and exacerbate mental distress. 2. "People seeking asylum encounter vagaries in the legal system" Legal support can be difficult to obtain and the process is experienced as confusing, inconsistent and demeaning. 3. "People seeking asylum live in a distressing state of isolation" Shame, stigma, suspicion and fear keep people seeking asylum in a state of isolation from their cultural communities in Australia. 4. "People seeking asylum live a precarious existence" People seeking asylum live in the Australian community in a state of poverty. 5. "Destitution can be an outcome for some people seeking asylum" The withdrawal of support payments and services before the legal entitlement to appeal is exhausted produces acute and distinctive vulnerability. 6. "The human spirit is resilient" Many people seeking asylum are sustained by their own courage and personal strength, and are buoyed by resilience, hope and the kindness of strangers.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 06:42:20 +0000
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