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- DictionaryRef·u·gee/ˈrefyəˌjē/
noun
- 1. a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster: "tens of thousands of refugees fled their homes"
Refugees are people who have fled war, violence, conflict or persecution and have crossed an international border to find safety in another country. They often have had to flee with little more than the clothes on their back, leaving behind homes, possessions, jobs and loved ones.
As of 2011 the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) itself, in addition to the 1951 definition, recognizes the following persons as refugees: who are outside their country of nationality or habitual residence and unable to return there owing to serious and indiscriminate threats to life, physical integrity or freedom resulting ...
2 days ago · refugee, any uprooted, homeless, involuntary migrant who has crossed a frontier and no longer possesses the protection of his or her former government. Prior to the 19th century the movement from one country to another did not require passports and visas; the right to asylum was commonly recognized and honoured.
Refugees are persons who are outside their country of origin for reasons of feared persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or other circumstances that have seriously disturbed...
What is the definition of a refugee? Why do refugees need protection? What rights do refugees have under the 1951 Convention? Does a refugee also have obligations? Can someone be excluded from refugee protection? How can States sign on to the 1951 Convention and its 1967 Protocol?
The definition of a refugee is someone who:
Refugees are people forced to flee their own country and seek safety in another country. They are unable to return to their own country because of feared persecution as a result of who they are, what they believe in or say, or because of armed conflict, violence or serious public disorder.
