UN Refugee Convention

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:UNHCR
gptkbp:amended_by none since 1967 Protocol
gptkbp:casualties a person who is outside their country of nationality
gptkbp:challenges political resistance
gptkbp:communication gptkb:1967_Protocol_Relating_to_the_Status_of_Refugees
gptkbp:enacted_by varies by country
gptkbp:enforces national courts
gptkbp:governing_body UNHCR Executive Committee
gptkbp:historical_context post-World War II
by UNHCR
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UN Refugee Convention
gptkbp:impact shaped global refugee policy
gptkbp:is_adopted_by gptkb:UN_Security_Council_Resolution
gptkbp:is_implemented_in varies by state capacity
gptkbp:is_protected_by gptkb:Community_Center
gptkbp:issues displacement crises
gptkbp:key non-refoulement
Article 32 allows for expulsion under certain conditions
Article 26 provides for freedom of movement
Article 33 prohibits refoulement
Article 1 defines refugee
Article 26 provides freedom of movement
Article 31 prohibits penalties for illegal entry
Article 34 promotes naturalization
Article 12 provides for identity papers
Article 14 provides for access to courts
Article 15 provides for freedom of religion
Article 17 provides for wage-earning employment
Article 18 provides for self-employment
Article 19 provides for housing
Article 20 provides for public education
Article 21 provides for social security
Article 22 provides for public relief
Article 23 provides for labor legislation
Article 24 provides for access to employment
Article 25 provides for health and medical care
Article 27 provides for travel documents
Article 29 provides for the right to work
Article 3 prohibits discrimination
Article 30 provides for the right to education
Article 31 provides for the right to family life
Article 33 provides for the right to asylum
Article 34 provides for the right to return.
Article 32 provides for the right to family reunification
Article 28 provides for issuance of identity papers
gptkbp:legal_issue international refugee law
gptkbp:mandates to provide protection to refugees
gptkbp:provides_access_to right to seek asylum
gptkbp:purpose to define the status of refugees
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights
gptkbp:signatories 145 countries
gptkbp:significance foundation for refugee rights
gptkbp:year_created 28 July 1951
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Asylum_and_Immigration_Act_1999
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8