Scourge of Internal Displacement of Afghan Refugees: Compromised Resiliency

Mussarat Jabeen; Venkat Pulla

doi:10.13189/ijrh.2014.020206

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Scourge of Internal Displacement of Afghan Refugees: Compromised Resiliency

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Scourge of Internal Displacement of Afghan Refugees: Compromised Resiliency

Mussarat Jabeen and Venkat Pulla

International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, Vol.2(2), pp.40-47

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13189/ijrh.2014.020206

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Abstract

Social Work

displaced persons

camps

violence

war

military troops

rehabilitation

security

humanitarian aid

Internal displacements stand out as a major human rights issue in South Asia. The governments in the region find it already hard to cope up with these crucial issues and simultaneously to deal with border security and internal social security issues. These Internally displaced people (IDPs) have lead despondent existence in their environments with restricted provisions and possessions at their disposal. Not having enough skills to compete with the local populations marks their sagas of coping with exploitation with compromised resiliency. Life does not cease but becomes vulnerable evidently letting the people to remain in abject poverty (Pulla, 2012). To address the destitution of IDPs, we argue that mitigation strategies with a human rights' perspective are required and that such perspectives do not sit within the capacity of some of the South Asian countries particularly that of Afghanistan and its immediate neighbor Pakistan. The paper explores the causes, problems and opportunities suggesting options of reintegration and repatriation on their return for including them in the mainstream.

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Title: Scourge of Internal Displacement of Afghan Refugees: Compromised Resiliency
Authors: Mussarat Jabeen (Author) - University of Sargodha, Pakistan
Venkat Pulla (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Publication details: International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, Vol.2(2), pp.40-47
Publisher: Horizon Research Publishing
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2014.020206
ISSN: 2332-6832
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449087202621
Output Type: Journal article

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