International Refugee Protection
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Human Rights and Refugee Protection - UNHCR
www.unhcr.orgacknowledged that international refugee law, international human rights law, and international humanitarian law should be applied in concert to best protect refugees and other persons of concern to UNHCR. Purpose This self-study module is intended to be used by the UNHCR staff and implementing partners who provide protection and assistance to
What is Protection - OCHA
www.unocha.orgProtection is a major concern in most humanitarian crises. 4. OCHA’s protection work stems from its coordination mandate, as well as specific tasks entrusted to it by the General Assembly and the Security Council. 2. International humanitarian law, human rights law and refugee law provide the legal framework for the protection of civilians
Asylum seekers and refugees: what are the facts?
www.aph.gov.auoffering protection to millions of displaced people. When the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was established in 1951, there were approximately 1.5 million refugees internationally.
The principle of non-refoulement under international …
www.ohchr.orgThe principle of non-refoulement forms an essential protection under international human rights, refugee, humanitarian and customary law. It prohibits States from transfer-ring or removing individuals from their jurisdiction or effective control when there are substantial grounds for
Gender-Related Persecution Guidelines - UNHCR
www.unhcr.orgMay 07, 2002 · Determining Refugee Status under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (Reedited, Geneva, January 1992). They further replace UNHCR’s Position Paper on Gender-Related Persecution (Geneva, January 2000) and result from the Second Track of the Global Consultations on International Protection process which
Protection Principles - Orange
orange.ngoInternational Human Rights Law (IHRL), International Humanitarian Law, International Refugee law (IRL)).”--Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Protection work requires engaging with affected people during all phases of a humanitarian response to understand risks, threats, capacities and how people take steps and make
An Introduction to Human Trafficking: Vulnerability ...
www.unodc.org6. To implement international commitments—to ensure that international commitments are turned into national laws and practice by targeting technical and legal assistance to countries in greatest need and improving monitoring of implementation. 7. To enrich the database—to deepen global understanding of the scope and nature of
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
www.ohchr.orginternational law and do not involve discrimination solely on the ground of race, colour, sex, language, religion or social origin. 2. No derogation from articles 6, 7, 8 (paragraphs I and 2), 11, 15, 16 and 18 may be made under this provision. 3. Any State Party to the present Covenant availing itself of the right of derogation shall immediately
European Convention on Human Rights
www.echr.coe.intEuropean Convention on Human Rights. as amended by Protocols Nos. 11, 14 and 15 supplemented by Protocols Nos. 1, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13 and 16