Difference between revisions of "Non-refoulement"
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=== Equivalents === | === Equivalents === | ||
[[Princip nenavracení]] — [[Grundsatz der Nichtzurückweisung]] — [[Principio di non respingimento]] — [[Zasada non-refoulement]] | |||
=== Related terms === | === Related terms === | ||
* [[ | * (specified in the) '''[[Geneva Convention]]''' | ||
* [[ | * (prohibits forced return to) [[Country of origin|'''country of origin''']] | ||
* (applies to) [[Refugee|'''refugees''']], [[Stateless person|'''stateless people''']], (people enjoying) [[Subsidiary protection|'''subsidiary protection''']] | |||
* (overseen by) '''[[UNHCR]]''' | |||
* [[ | |||
* | * | ||
=== Definition === | === Definition === | ||
Non-refoulement , a principle of customary international law, prohibits the return of individuals to a situation where they would face a real risk of persecution or serious human rights abuses. | |||
<small>Source: | <small>Source: https://www.amnestyusa.org/files/p4575_global_refugee_crisis_syria.pdf</small> | ||
=== Synonyms and variants === | === Synonyms and variants === | ||
* | * principle of non-refoulement | ||
=== Examples === | === Examples === | ||
<small>Source: </small> | <blockquote>The new refugee law of 2014 domesticates critical provisions of international refugee law, reflected in the 1951 Convention, that were previously absent, including provisions related to '''non-refoulement''' , cessation, exclusion, revocation, naturalization, family unity and references to socio-economic rights.</blockquote><small>Source: https://youth4policy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Uganda-Refugee-Management-Policy.pdf</small><blockquote>In 2011, the UN Human Rights Council declared a blanket status of refugee to any Syrian fleeing the country due to the conflict, yet Israel continues to violate the '''principle of non-refoulement''' in this regard.</blockquote><small>Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/syria_1.pdf</small> | ||
Revision as of 16:34, 5 June 2022
Equivalents
Princip nenavracení — Grundsatz der Nichtzurückweisung — Principio di non respingimento — Zasada non-refoulement
Related terms
- (specified in the) Geneva Convention
- (prohibits forced return to) country of origin
- (applies to) refugees, stateless people, (people enjoying) subsidiary protection
- (overseen by) UNHCR
Definition
Non-refoulement , a principle of customary international law, prohibits the return of individuals to a situation where they would face a real risk of persecution or serious human rights abuses.
Source: https://www.amnestyusa.org/files/p4575_global_refugee_crisis_syria.pdf
Synonyms and variants
- principle of non-refoulement
Examples
The new refugee law of 2014 domesticates critical provisions of international refugee law, reflected in the 1951 Convention, that were previously absent, including provisions related to non-refoulement , cessation, exclusion, revocation, naturalization, family unity and references to socio-economic rights.
Source: https://youth4policy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Uganda-Refugee-Management-Policy.pdf
In 2011, the UN Human Rights Council declared a blanket status of refugee to any Syrian fleeing the country due to the conflict, yet Israel continues to violate the principle of non-refoulement in this regard.
Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/syria_1.pdf