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QJM 2007 100(11):741-742; doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcm097
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The illusion of compassion

John Launer

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In the last few weeks, I have begun to help out at a charitable drop-in centre for destitute asylum seekers. Some have waited for years for their asylum applications to be processed, and are not allowed to work in the mean time. Others face deportation as ‘failed’ asylum seekers, in spite of having suffered appalling abuse, including torture and gang rape, in countries like Sudan and the Congo. They all suffer from multiple disadvantages in terms of trauma, displacement and language skills. Although some seem to have GPs, most do not, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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