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.
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.
There were 145 parties to the Convention, and 146 to the Protocol.
The United States of America and Venezuela are parties only to the Protocol.
Countries that have ratified the Refugee Convention are obliged to protect refugees that are on their territory, in accordance with its terms.
India is not a member to this convention.
The convention asks the contracting states to do the following,
1. Respect a refugee's personal status and the rights that come with it, particularly rights related to marriage; provide free access to courts for refugees.
2. Provide administrative assistance for refugees, provide identity papers for refugees, and provide travel documents for refugees.
3. Allow refugees to transfer their assets, provide the possibility of assimilation and naturalization to refugees
4. Cooperate with the UNHCR in the exercise of its functions and to help UNHCR supervise the implementation of the provisions in the Convention.
The convention also asks the contracting states not to,
1. discriminate against refugees, take exceptional measures against a refugee solely on account of his or her nationality , expect refugees to pay taxes and fiscal charges that are different to those of nationals.
2. impose penalties on refugees who entered illegally in search of asylum if they present themselves
3. expel refugees.
4. Forcibly return or "refoul" refugees to the country they've fled from.
The convention asks the contracting states to do the following,
1. Respect a refugee's personal status and the rights that come with it, particularly rights related to marriage; provide free access to courts for refugees.
2. Provide administrative assistance for refugees, provide identity papers for refugees, and provide travel documents for refugees.
3. Allow refugees to transfer their assets, provide the possibility of assimilation and naturalization to refugees
4. Cooperate with the UNHCR in the exercise of its functions and to help UNHCR supervise the implementation of the provisions in the Convention.
The convention also asks the contracting states not to,
1. discriminate against refugees, take exceptional measures against a refugee solely on account of his or her nationality , expect refugees to pay taxes and fiscal charges that are different to those of nationals.
2. impose penalties on refugees who entered illegally in search of asylum if they present themselves
3. expel refugees.
4. Forcibly return or "refoul" refugees to the country they've fled from.
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