Open AccessReconceiving Resettlement Services as International Human Rights Obligations
Author(s) -
Tom C. Clark
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
refuge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1920-7336
pISSN - 0229-5113
DOI - 10.25071/1920-7336.21897
Subject(s) - human rights , pleading , refugee , political science , position (finance) , settlement (finance) , international human rights law , immigration , public administration , right to health , law , business , finance , payment
The author draws on international treatiesto argue that the provision of immigrantand refugee settlement servicesare human rights obligations. Therefore,services such as primary healthcare, food, education and housing areminimum core obligations that shouldbe available to newcomers without discrimination.The implications of thisposition for advocacy initiatives aresubstantial. Instead of pleading for servicesfrom governments, activists, supportedby international committees,would hold governments accountablefor implementing international humanrights treaties.