Charlie Yaxley

Charlie Yaxley

@yaxle - 19/02/2019

@AdelReyhani I see, that's true but that's due to refugee status being passed down to descendants of refugees than about the circumstances of fleeing itself. And there are other exceptions & complexities...but too many for one tweet/video!

Charlie Yaxley

@yaxle - 19/02/2019

@AdelReyhani I'm lost now. How can you be outside your CoO without leaving it?

Charlie Yaxley

@yaxle - 19/02/2019

@AdelReyhani I take your point, in this case 'forced to flee' is used synonymously with 'being forced to leave your country of origin', regardless of whether you 'flee' as such or not

Charlie Yaxley

@yaxle - 19/02/2019

@AdelReyhani But they've still fled in the sense of having left their country. 'Fleeing' = only sprinting away from your house in middle of the night is too narrow an interpretation. In most cases, people fleeing war are recognised as refugees, or given alternative forms of intl protection

Charlie Yaxley

@yaxle - 19/02/2019

Welcome to the 'nicest place in America', a falafel shop in Tennessee run by a Syrian refugee https://t.co/juMqqb96iO

Charlie Yaxley

@yaxle - 19/02/2019

@MartinRuhs They're not a subset of migrants though, they're a distinct category with very different protections under international law.

Charlie Yaxley

@yaxle - 19/02/2019

@AdelReyhani if I understand what you're saying right, that's a somewhat narrow interpretation of 'flee'? what are you referring to with the non-refugee migrants part?

Charlie Yaxley

@yaxle - 19/02/2019

@AdelReyhani explained in more detail here: https://t.co/nId2YhTqIX But the top line is refugees are a distinct category with their own set of rights under int'l law. Refugees are forced to flee due to a threat to their life or safety, they don't have a choice

Charlie Yaxley

@yaxle - 19/02/2019

Please share this important video that explains the difference between a refugee and a migrant. They share similarities but have distinct and important differences. Confusing the two, or treating them as the same, can lead to serious problems for both populations. https://t.co/PKYfpzECQ7

Charlie Yaxley

@yaxle - 19/02/2019

This. Provide safe and legal pathways and put in place policies that no one feels they're better off trying their luck at sea in the first place. https://t.co/e6bM1bMYTL