Why Refugee Children Should NOT be Blamed
any a time, refugees are accused of not fighting for their home countries, but rather seeking asylum and a better economic life. The stigma associated with being a refugee could be the reason why many displaced people tend to hide their identities and status as 'stateless' according to UN charter definition. Their situational poverty is coupled with constant undermining. Although a fairly large number of people sympathise with the refugees( many of them who experienced similar atrocities and some never experienced but may feel through reading or any other reason), there are those who blame the refugees for not being strong enough to fight for their respective countries instead of fleeing. This negative attitude about refugees as cowardly leads to bullying of refugee students which in turn may cause low-self esteem, low performance and even physical injuries. Some may even go too deep that they scrap off a person's dignity on the basis of being a refugee. The fact is, h...