When a virus (Covid-19) attacks human rights: The situation of asylum seekers in the medico-legal setting

Lanzarone, Antonietta; Tullio, Valeria; Argo, Antonella; Zerbo, Stefania

doi:10.1177/0025817220937447

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“…As such, it stands to reason that asylum seekers would be one of the hardest hit groups in society as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. This claim has been substantiated in preliminary studies conducted around the world ( Bhopal 2020 ; Jozaghi and Dahya 2020 ; Lanzarone et al 2020 ).…”

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confidence: 75%

“…Asylum seekers are one of the most weakened groups in society and could therefore be more influenced by the media’s failure to protect them. This notion could be heightened during times of crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic as it affects the different groups in society unequally, with the weakest groups hit hardest ( Bhopal 2020 ; Jozaghi and Dahya 2020 ; Kochhar 2020 ; Lanzarone et al 2020 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Asylum seekers in general, and specifically African asylum seekers in Israel, comprise one of the most weakened groups in society ( Kalir 2015 ). Thus, the Covid-19 pandemic which threatens all of society, especially endangers the weaker parts of society, and prominent among them, the asylum seekers ( Bhopal 2020 ; Jozaghi and Dahya 2020 ; Lanzarone et al 2020 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Capability ‘To Be Secure’: Media Coverage of African Asylum Seekers During Covid-19 in Israel

Shomron

2021

Journal of Refugee Studies

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The health and economic consequences of Covid-19 have not affected the different groups in society equally, particularly the weakest communities, chief among them asylum seekers who have been hit the hardest. This study focuses on the Israeli media’s role during this crisis, and whether they have advocated or hindered African asylum seekers capability ‘to be secure’. This capability is the most important in the capabilities approach, as it advocates not only quality of life but also life itself. The study reveals mixed results as the Israeli media both hinders and advocates for asylum seekers’ security during the Covid-19 pandemic. By mapping out the themes of the media coverage, this study serves as a roadmap for policymakers and media organizations for the improvement of asylum seekers’ security through mass media coverage. Furthermore, this study contributes to the debate regarding the role media should play in society, especially regarding asylum seekers in their time of need.

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The Capability ‘To Be Secure’: Media Coverage of African Asylum Seekers During Covid-19 in Israel

Shomron

2021

Journal of Refugee Studies

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“…After ethics approval, data collection was conducted by the first author over 6 months in 2020. Due to the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, an immediate and effective action by governments to protect the health and basic human rights of everyone’s life is required particularly refugees and migrants as they are potentially at increased risk (Lanzarone et al, 2021 ). Therefore, an online synchronous interviewing (OSI) approach through a secure academic version of “Zoom platform” was utilized to conduct 25 individual, in-depth, open-ended semi-structured interviews in Arabic that lasted between 1 and 2 h to get an in-depth understanding of the cultural context.…”

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Listening to the Voices of Syrian Refugee Women in Canada: an Ethnographic Insight into the Journey from Trauma to Adaptation

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Int. Migration & Integration

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“…14 Hungary and Greece denied entry to persons seeking asylum 15 and suspended the right to apply for asylum, Italy and Malta declared their ports to be unsafe for disembarkation thus denying access to both territory and asylum procedures to newly arrived migrants, whereas Belgium and the Netherlands closed their arrival centres. 16 Pushbacks, a flagrant violation of the non-refoulement principle, were reported both on seas in Cyprus and Greece 17 and on land in Croatia. 18 The closure of internal borders seriously influenced one of the basic Dublin mechanisms -the so-called Dublin transfers which were suspended in the Netherlands, Germany and some other EU Member States.…”

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Eu Asylum System in and After the Covid-19 Pandemic: Disclosing the Weaknesses of the Current Rules and Assessing the Prospects of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum

Čučković

2021

EU 2021 – The Future of the EU in and After the Pandemic

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The paper analyses the influence that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the functioning of the European asylum system. The analysis is divided into three parts and addresses problematic issues associated with different stages of the pandemic. In the first part of the paper, the author outlines the asylum practices of EU Member States in the initial stage of the Covid-19 pandemic during which the pandemic was perceived as a state of emergency. By exploring the legal possibilities to derogate both from the EU asylum rules and international human rights standards, the author offers conclusions as regards limits of derogations and the legality of Member States’ practices, especially their failure to differentiate between rules that are susceptive of being derogated in emergency situations and those that are not. The second part of the paper analyses the current phase of the pandemic in which it is perceived as a 'new normal' and focuses on making the EU asylum system immune to Covid-19 influence to the greatest extent possible and in line with relevant EU and human rights rules. The author insists on the vulnerability as an inherent feature of persons in need of international protection and researches upon the relationship between the two competing interests involved – protection of asylum seekers and ensuring public health as a legitimate reason for restricting certain asylum seekers’ rights. The final part of the paper analyses the prospects of the future EU asylum system, as announced by the New Pact on Migration and Asylum in September 2020, to adapt to the exigencies of both the current Covid-19 crisis and pandemics that are yet to come. With an exclusive focus on referral to Covid-19 and provisions relevant for the current and future pandemics, the author criticizes several solutions included in the instruments that make up the Pact. It is concluded that the Pact failed to offer solutions for problems experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic and that, under the pretext of public health, it prioritizes the interests of Member States over the interests of applicants for international protection.

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When a virus (Covid-19) attacks human rights: The situation of asylum seekers in the medico-legal setting

Cited by 7 publications

References 3 publications

The Capability ‘To Be Secure’: Media Coverage of African Asylum Seekers During Covid-19 in Israel

The Capability ‘To Be Secure’: Media Coverage of African Asylum Seekers During Covid-19 in Israel

Listening to the Voices of Syrian Refugee Women in Canada: an Ethnographic Insight into the Journey from Trauma to Adaptation

Eu Asylum System in and After the Covid-19 Pandemic: Disclosing the Weaknesses of the Current Rules and Assessing the Prospects of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum

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