Two-Lane Blacktop: Refugees & Torture

Authors

  • Jesús García Cívico Universitat Jaume I, Castellón

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17561/tahrj.n8.3

Keywords:

Torture, Refugees, Human Rights, International Law, Human Rights Effectiveness

Abstract

The right not to be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and the right of asylum have, individually considered, an extensive field of application", but it is possible to point out some traits in common. Firsty, in both rights undelie the moral spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At the same time, according to the recent reports of the main human rights organisations, both rights are in deep political crisis. Furthermore, is possible to see that sometimes they cross each other: there is a triple «zone of intersection between the right of asylum and the right not to suffer torture, inhuman or degrading treatment: one of the reasons for escaping from a country is to avoid suffering torture ("refuge after torture")  secondly, sometimes inhuman and degrading treatment occur precisely in the process of seeking asylum ("inhuman treatment in the refuge"), finally, there are countries with strong deficiencies in their immigration policies and this can produce a perverse effect: the transfer of potential asylum seekers to countries where they are at risk of torture or inhuman treatment again ("torture or inhuman and degrading treatment after asylum").

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2017-06-16

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García Cívico, J. (2017). Two-Lane Blacktop: Refugees & Torture. The Age of Human Rights Journal, (8), 49–66. https://doi.org/10.17561/tahrj.n8.3

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