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\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 se sigue perpetrando la violencia contra los refugiados?<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Across the world today refugees are subjected to torture, abuse, and discrimination. Why, when refugees are in need of support, are they still the targets of violence?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Lack of accountability<\/h4>\n

The number of detention centres has increased across the world. Not only do they intensify the suffering of refugees, they also remove their experience from public view. Detention centres often operate in a legal vacuum without proper scrutiny from politicians or the public.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The use of fear<\/h4>\n

Sadly politicians are all-too-aware that creating fear of an out-group can help boost their popularity \u2013 under such conditions, people often look for sources of leadership and authority. Use of words like \u201cswarm\u201d and \u201cinvasion\u201d, the perpetuating of myths about the impact of refugees on national economies and culture, and the use of racial slurs works to both increase public fears\u00a0y<\/em> dehumanize refugees \u2013 \u201clegitimizing\u201d policies of violence. This creates a dangerous cycle.\u00a0Evidence shows<\/a><\/strong> that the increased use of anti-migrant rhetoric by politicians increases public anger towards them \u2013 therefore requiring a hardline response from those that represent them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Lack of knowledge<\/h4>\n

Partly driven by political priorities, research into the experiences of refugees are not mainstream. Research on refugees tend to focus on their impact on host countries and investigations into\u00a0refugee poverty are rare<\/a><\/strong>. And while economists are interested in promoting the free movement of goods and capital,\u00a0there is less passion<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for the promotion of free movement of people \u2013 especially if those people may not be categorized, in economic terms, as a net-benefit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Categorization<\/h4>\n

How a refugee is categorized and labeled<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0impact their inclusion and exclusion at borders and in host countries,\u00a0how the conditions for displacement are understood, and how refugees are presented.<\/p>\n

Often a high profile war \u2013 especially one perpetuated by a villainous, anti-Western figure \u2013 will create \u201cdeserving refugees\u201d while a more prolonged or uncertain conflict does not. There tends also to be a favouring of refugees who are visibly and currently \u2018suffering\u2019 compared to those who are\u00a0threatened<\/em> \u2013 such as because of their political, ethnic, or sexual identity.\u00a0The categorization and labeling of displaced populations set the deserving against the undeserving for refugee protection.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Empathy fatigue<\/h4>\n

Even those refugees who are deemed worthy of support, may find that the tide of public opinion turns against them. The repeated portrayal of negative and depressing stories about the plight of refugees in the media often leads the public to \u201cswitch-off\u201d \u2013\u00a0empathy is drained<\/strong><\/a> and concentration moves on to a new problem.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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