Abstract
The contemporary plight of refugees, asylum seekers, and other marginalized groups reveals the limits of international human rights norms. Numerous internationally recognized standards and laws exist for the humane treatment of people. Yet despite enormous progress, the reality is that some people are simply deemed to be less fully human than others. Nationalism and racism underlie popular indifference to today’s unwanted refugees. This is the unspoken truth that lies at the heart of the global refugee problem.
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Recommended Citation
Cardenas, Sonia
(2008)
"Who Counts? Refugees and the Politics of Indifference,"
Human Rights & Human Welfare: Vol. 8:
Iss.
8, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/hrhw/vol8/iss8/2
Included in
Human Rights Law Commons, International Humanitarian Law Commons, International Law Commons, International Relations Commons, Migration Studies Commons, Military, War, and Peace Commons, Peace and Conflict Studies Commons