05/15/2004

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights says that "Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution"- but that right is becoming increasingly elusive.  Governments around the world are refusing admission to asylum seekers, narrowing the grounds for recognizing refugee claims, and-most drastically-expelling asylum seekers who have not had their refugee status determined in a fair and effective process.  Based on RI field research, Forced Back recounts the experience of 26 people who survived forcible return from China, India, Tanzania, Panama, or Thailand. The report also outlines the international agreements and institutions that are meant to prevent the return of refugees to situations of danger and offers recommendations for reviving the practice of international refugee protection.

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