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Convention and protocol relating to the status of refugees (UNHCR)

Convention and protocol relating to the status of refugees (UNHCR)

Convention and Protocol Relating To The Status of Refugees

Text of the 1951 Convention
Relating to the Status of Refugees

Text of the 1967 Protocol
Relating to the Status of Refugees

Resolution 2198 (XXI) adopted by the
United Nations General Assembly

with an

introductory note

by the Office of the

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Grounded in Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of human rights 1948, which recognizes the right of persons to seek asylum from persecution in other countries, the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, adopted in 1951, is the centerpiece of international refugee protection today. The Convention entered into force on 22 April 1954, and it has been subject to only one amendment in the form of a 1967 Protocol, which removed the geographic and temporal limits of the 1951 Convention. The 1951 Convention, as a post-Second World War instrument, was originally limited in scope to persons fleeing events occurring before 1 January 1951 and within Europe. The 1967 Protocol removed these limitations and thus gave the Convention universal coverage. It has since been supplemented by refugee and subsidiary protection regimes in several regions, as well as via the progressive development of international human rights law …

 

Download– Convention and Protocol Relating to the status of Refugees

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Latest Update

  • Top Iranian Official Defends 1988 Massacre of Political Prisoners in Iran – February 2021By Clerk on February 28, 2021
  • JVMI Joins 20 NGOs at UN Human Rights Council Calling for Commission of Inquiry Into Iran’s 1988 MassacreBy Clerk on February 25, 2021
  • Michelle Bachelet Urged To Launch UN Commission of Inquiry Into Iran’s 1988 MassacreBy Clerk on February 17, 2021
  • Khamenei Defends Fatwa Ordering 1988 Massacre in IranBy Clerk on February 1, 2021
  • No Remorse. Iran’s State Media Say Victims of 1988 Massacre “Should Have Been Executed 10 Times Over”By Clerk on January 28, 2021
  • Iran Supreme Court Judge Says Opponents Can Be Hanged ‘Without a Trial’By Clerk on January 27, 2021
  • Townhall Publishes JVMI Op-Ed on Trial in Sweden of Perpetrator of Iran’s 1988 MassacreBy Clerk on January 19, 2021
  • JVMI Op-Ed Published in NEWSWEEK Calling for UN Commission of Inquiry into 1988 Massacre in IranBy Clerk on January 15, 2021
  • Europe Must Finally Hold Iran Accountable for the 1988 MassacreBy Clerk on January 12, 2021
  • Call for a UN Commission of Inquiry Into Iran’s 1988 MassacreBy Clerk on January 11, 2021

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The untold story of the 1988 Massacre in Iran

Justice for Victims of 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI)

Is an association of families of the victims of the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran.

Former political prisoners, international lawyers and legal experts with an interest in obtaining justice over the massacre and for all the victims of executions in Iran.

Feature Video

The untold story of the 1988 Massacre in Iran

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  • Top Iranian Official Defends 1988 Massacre of Political Prisoners in Iran – February 2021
  • JVMI Joins 20 NGOs at UN Human Rights Council Calling for Commission of Inquiry Into Iran’s 1988 Massacre
  • Michelle Bachelet Urged To Launch UN Commission of Inquiry Into Iran’s 1988 Massacre
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