1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1951_Convention_Relating_to_the_Status_of_Refugees
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Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees
gptkbp:adoptedBy 28 July 1951
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:1951_Refugee_Convention
gptkbp:appliesTo refugees from events occurring before 1 January 1951
gptkbp:category Human rights instruments
United Nations treaties
Refugee law
gptkbp:defines refugee
gptkbp:depot gptkb:Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 22 April 1954
gptkbp:establishes obligations of states
rights of refugees
gptkbp:hasSupplement gptkb:1967_Protocol_Relating_to_the_Status_of_Refugees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
gptkbp:numberOfArticles 46
gptkbp:numberOfStateParties 149
gptkbp:originalLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:French
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:prohibits expulsion or return (refoulement) of refugees
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Geneva,_Switzerland
gptkbp:subject refugee rights
protection of refugees
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1967_Protocol_Relating_to_the_Status_of_Refugees
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5