1951 UN Refugee Convention

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Your Human Rights - A Guide for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, June 2006
Published by The British Institute of Human Rights

The 1951 UN Refugee Convention
A Scottish Refugee Council briefing paper which explains the relevance of the 1951 UN Refugee Convention.

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 28th July 1951
Countries party to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol United Nations High Commission for Refugeesl, including when they joined.

The 1951 Geneva Convention United Nations High Commission for Refugees

Live UNHCR website on the 1951 convention and the 1967 protocol. Includes questions and answers, full text of the documents and assessments of its importance today.

If you would like to see previous Scottish Refugee Council briefings on this issue please click here