Church Asylum
Church asylum, or sanctuary, is a practice to support, counsel and give shelter to refugees who are threatened with deportation to inhumane living conditions, torture or even death. This practice can be located at the interface of benevolence and politics.
Main Author: | Birgit Neufert |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Arabic |
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University of Oxford
2014-11-01
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Series: | Forced Migration Review |
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Online Access: | http://www.fmreview.org/faith/neufert |
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