United Nations Refugee Convention

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Asylum_and_Immigration_Act_1996
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:International_Organization_for_Migration
gptkbp:amended_by none since 1967 Protocol
gptkbp:casualties a person fleeing persecution
gptkbp:communication gptkb:1967_Protocol
gptkbp:enacted_by 195 countries as of 2023
gptkbp:enforces national courts
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:UNHCR
gptkbp:historical_context refugee crises of the 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Nations Refugee Convention
gptkbp:impact international refugee law
gptkbp:influenced_by post-World War II context
gptkbp:is_adopted_by gptkb:UN_Security_Council_Resolution
gptkbp:is_criticized_for limited definition of refugee
gptkbp:is_implemented_in resource limitations
political resistance
gptkbp:issues human trafficking
international cooperation
displacement due to conflict
refugee camps
asylum seekers
resettlement programs
border control policies
internally displaced persons
xenophobia
global refugee crisis
stateless persons
displacement due to climate change
integration policies
voluntary repatriation
gptkbp:key non-refoulement
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 32 allows expulsion under certain conditions
gptkbp:legal_issue binding for signatories
gptkbp:mandates provide protection to refugees
gptkbp:provides_access_to right to seek asylum
gptkbp:purpose define refugee rights
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:human_rights
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights
gptkbp:signatories 145 countries
gptkbp:significance foundation of modern refugee law
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Arab_Charter_on_Human_Rights
gptkb:European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
gptkb:Inter-American_Convention_on_Human_Rights
gptkb:Convention_Against_Torture
gptkb:Convention_on_the_Elimination_of_All_Forms_of_Discrimination_Against_Women
gptkb:Convention_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child
gptkb:African_Union_Refugee_Convention
gptkb:OAU_Refugee_Convention
gptkbp:year_created 28 July 1951