Escape to the E.U.? : human rights and immigration policy in conflict / Sveriges television.

Five decades after the inception of the Geneva Refugee Convention, the European immigration system is on the verge of collapse as a flood of people fleeing persecution and violence threatens to engulf the E.U. This program looks at the processing of refugees and asylum-seekers in Sweden and Britain-...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Sveriges television
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], ©2001.
Series:Films on Demand.
Fortress Europe: the immigration situation.
Subjects:
International relations.
History > Study and teaching.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (60 min.) : sound, color, digital.
Variant Title:
Human rights and immigration policy in conflict
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Five decades after the inception of the Geneva Refugee Convention, the European immigration system is on the verge of collapse as a flood of people fleeing persecution and violence threatens to engulf the E.U. This program looks at the processing of refugees and asylum-seekers in Sweden and Britain-typified by a lengthy detention punctuated by interrogation and a summary legal hearing-as the UN and the E.U. seek to address human rights issues. The newsmaking stories of a Bangladeshi detainee's suicide, a Kosovar Albanian detainee's deportation to certain death, and the struggle of Cameroonian political activist George Ekontang are spotlighted. The exploitation of xenophobia as a political tool is also considered. Some content may be objectionable.
Note:Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 04, 2006.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Electronic resource.
Interest Grade Level:
12 & up.
System Details:Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description.