Refugees in India need to look after themselves– we’ve been talking with them about how they handle
Efforts by the Indian federal government to deport 10s of countless Rohingya refugees have actually thrust the nation's laws into the spotlight.
Legal representatives representing the Rohingyas have actually repeated the constitutional right (of residents and non-citizens alike) to equality, life and individual liberty in India. The federal government has actually declared such refugees might position a security hazard to the state.
Both sides have actually been making their case at the Supreme Court.
What impact does this legal precariousness have on the ground? For something, it implies most of refugees in India head for cities-- where there is the possibility of privacy and chances for work.
Delhi is typically the chosen location for refugee groups that fall within the UNHCR's re...