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Module 1: What Is Refugee Protection

Objectives. Identify the international standards that form the framework for the international protection of refugees;Outline refugee rights in international refugee and human rights law;Articulate how assistance programmes can also enhance refugee protection.. Defining refugee protection. The

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Module 1: What Is Refugee Protection

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    1. Module 1: What Is Refugee Protection?

    2. Objectives Identify the international standards that form the framework for the international protection of refugees; Outline refugee rights in international refugee and human rights law; Articulate how assistance programmes can also enhance refugee protection.

    3. Defining refugee protection The phrase international protection covers the gamut of activities through which refugees’ rights are secured.

    4. International legal instruments

    5. International refugee law 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol; Regional treaties: 1969 Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Convention; 1984 Cartagena Declaration.

    6. International human rights law Universal Declaration of Human Rights; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights; Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW); Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC); Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

    7. Refugee rights The right to: Seek and enjoy asylum; Non-refoulement; Non-discrimination; Freedom of movement; Work.

    8. Additional refugee rights Housing; Education; Public relief and assistance. Not engage in activities that pose a threat to national security or public order.

    9. Group questions What is the threat? Who/what is the protector? What does this object suggest to you about protection?

    10. Five main modes of action

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