US doctors defend right to asylum

US doctors defend right to asylum

An impassioned campaign by lawyers, physicians and other humans-rights activists to protect the principles and processes of asylum for victims of torture and persecution narrowly succeeded in the Senate when members voted to extend the limit on filing for asylum as part of an immigration bill.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 1996-06, Vol.347 (9018), p.1816-1816
1. Verfasser: Jack Geiger, H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Activists
Immigration policy
Medical personnel
Political asylum
Refugees
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Zusammenfassung:An impassioned campaign by lawyers, physicians and other humans-rights activists to protect the principles and processes of asylum for victims of torture and persecution narrowly succeeded in the Senate when members voted to extend the limit on filing for asylum as part of an immigration bill.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(96)91624-4