Find on this blog a brief overview on the 2 years history of the We Are Here movement in Amsterdam and some current (very sad) circumstances:

http://dreaminginexile.wordpress.com/2014/09/02/the-nature-of-a-society-is-exposed-at-its-margins/

The nature of a society is exposed at its margins

Human rights and refused asylum seekers in the Netherlands.

Since 2012, a group of people from a number of countries have formed a group in Amsterdam called “We Are Here”.

There are men and women, old and young. Some have been here for many years. Others are relative newcomers. What do they have in common? They all came to the Netherlands in search of protection. Another common factor is that they have all since been denied residence. Their asylum claims refused, or their temporary refugee status taken away. They have been ordered to leave the country but have refusedto do so, either because they fear for their lives if returned to their countries of origin, or because they don’t have the paperwork necessary toreturn.

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