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under pressure from Geneva, adopted the 1951 definition of refugee but broadened it accommodating the social reality of refugees in Africa at a time of decolonisation and national liberation.
Jul 28, 2020 · The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol are the main legal documents governing the movement of refugee and asylum seekers across international borders. As the number of displaced persons seeking refuge has reached unprecedented numbers, states have resorted to measures to circumvent their obligations under the Convention.
Jan 3, 2021 · The founding of the 1951 Refugee Convention and today’s global refugee regime have mainly been linked to the Second World War and to the early phase of the Cold War in research. But what role does colonialism play here?
While the term “durable solution” does not appear in key legal standards, such as the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UNHCR Statute does mandate the agency to seek “permanent solutions for the problem of refugees by assisting Governments . . . to facilitate the voluntary repatriation of such refugees, or their assimilation within new ...
Jul 27, 2021 · The Convention’s first article famously defines a “refugee” as someone outside the country of his or her nationality or habitual residence who (1) has a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, (2) and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwi...
The 1951 Convention provides the internationally recognized definition of a refugee and outlines the legal protection, rights and assistance a refugee is entitled to receive. UNHCR serves as the ‘guardian’ of these documents.
The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951 Convention) was meant to rectify this. It enshrined the right to seek asylum in international law for those displaced in Europe prior to 1951. It was adopted at the United Nations (UN) Conference of Plenipotentiaries on 25 July 1951 following UN-internal discussions.
