Beyond the Boundaries of Law: Permanent Refugee Camps
Elisa Furuta argues that it is time international human rights law scrutinised the long-term encampment of refugees.
Given the recent celebration of the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention on the Protection of Refugees and the annual World Refugee Day on 20 June, this is the right time to reflect on refugee protection.
What is the first thing that the word ‘refugee’ conjures up? It is refugee camps in sub-Saharan Africa symbolised by the seamless landscape of plastic tents with the characteristic UNHCR logo. In fact, the popular media image has time and again enforced the association of the refugee with the refugee camp.
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