Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
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The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, also known as the 1951 Refugee Convention, is a United Nations multilateral treaty that defines who is a refugee, and sets out the rights of individuals who are granted asylum and the responsibilities of nations that grant asylum. The Convention also sets out which people do not qualify as refugees, such as war criminals. The Convention also provides for some visa-free travel for holders of travel documents issued under the convention. Although the Refugee Convention was agreed in Geneva, it is considered incorrect to refer to it as "the Geneva Convention" because that term is more widely understood as referring to any of four treaties regulating armed conflict.
The Refugee Convention builds on Article 14 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognizes the right of persons to seek asylum from persecution in other countries. A refugee may enjoy rights and benefits in a state in addition to those provided for in the Convention.
See also
- Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
- Impediment to expulsion
- Environmental migrant
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)
- Refugee Law
- Refugee travel document
- Right of Asylum
- Statelessness
- Travel Document
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 14)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- World Refugee Day
- XXB Refugee, as per the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
