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Tag: Refugees

  • Gender

    Gender in Election Law A concept that refers to the social differences between women and men that have been learrned, are changeable over time and have wide variations both within and between cultures. Gender Balance in Election Law Participation of an approximately equal number of women and […]

  • Gender

    Gender in Election Law A concept that refers to the social differences between women and men that have been learrned, are changeable over time and have wide variations both within and between cultures. Gender Balance in Election Law Participation of an approximately equal number of women and […]

  • Trafficking

    Particular social group and the trafficking context and the Refugee Issues As published by the UNHCR in relation to Particular social group and the trafficking context: In the context of trafficking women for the purposes of sexual exploitation, the category of membership in a particular group […]

  • Trafficking

    Particular social group and the trafficking context and the Refugee Issues As published by the UNHCR in relation to Particular social group and the trafficking context: In the context of trafficking women for the purposes of sexual exploitation, the category of membership in a particular group […]

  • Victim Temporary Protection

    Victim Temporary protection and the Refugee Issues As published by the UNHCR in relation to Victim Temporary protection: One of the primary issues posed by temporary visa schemes in affording protection to victims of trafficking is the obligation to cooperate with law enforcement. The […]

  • Social Group

    Membership in a particular social group and the Refugee Issues As published by the UNHCR in relation to Membership in a particular social group: Assuming that the acts involved in the trafficking for sexual exploitation are determined to constitute persecution, it must be assessed whether the […]

  • Social Group

    Membership in a particular social group and the Refugee Issues As published by the UNHCR in relation to Membership in a particular social group: Assuming that the acts involved in the trafficking for sexual exploitation are determined to constitute persecution, it must be assessed whether the […]

  • Victim Reparation

    Victim Reparation and the Refugee Issues As published by the UNHCR in relation to Victim Reparation: Regardless of whether a victim seeks protection in the form of asylum, a temporary visa, or is repatriated, she should have access to methods of reparation for the harm she has suffered as a […]

  • Barriers to Identification

    Barriers to identification and the Refugee Issues As published by the UNHCR in relation to Barriers to identification: The United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (Trafficking Protocol), supplementing the United Nations […]

  • Persecution

    Nexus between persecution and protected grounds and the Refugee Issues As published by the UNHCR in relation to Nexus between persecution and protected grounds: Assuming that the necessary element of persecution is established and the definitional requirements of membership in a particular […]

  • Alternative Legal Frameworks

    Alternative legal frameworks and the Refugee Issues As published by the UNHCR in relation to Alternative legal frameworks: There are various options with respect to the protection and recognition of rights of trafficking victims in addition to grants of asylum. A system of temporary or […]

  • State Protection

    Unable or unwilling to utilize state protection and the Refugee Issues As published by the UNHCR in relation to Unable or unwilling to utilize state protection: The final requirement in the refugee status determination analysis is whether the individual is unable or unwilling, owing to a […]

  • Women Trafficking

    Women Trafficking and the Refugee Issues As published by the UNHCR in relation to Women Trafficking: While it is difficult to provide a precise number of women trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation, there is no question that the estimates are extremely significant. In light of the […]