Hundreds of people fleeing persecution in the Third World reach Europe every day. There are currently 250,000 refugees seeking asylum in the West, and the doors are being closed. In late September 20,000 refugees, travelling in 600 buses, were turned back at the Bulgarian border to an uncertain fate. Is Europe right to deny sanctuary? Can it afford to help refugees? Can it afford not to? As Europe comes increasingly close to breaching its obligations under the United Nations Convention on Refugees, Anna Ford examines the issues involved and chairs a discussion with refugees, politicians and international relief organisations.

(This programme has been made at the request of the Tamil Action Committee and the British Refugee Council by the Community Programme Unit.)
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