UNHCR Protection Manual - Related sources
The Protection Manual is UNHCR's repository of protection policy and guidance. The documents are listed in reverse chronological order.-
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Refugee Protection
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- Date: 4 December 2017
This paper draws on the contemporary practice around Article 31 by States parties to the 1951 Refugee Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol, clarifying where those interpretations are correct, and where State practice appears to depart from the obligations in Article 31. The aim of the paper is ultimately to inform UNHCR when developing guidelines on Article 31.
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- Date: July 2017
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- Date: 30 March 2017
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- Date: 13 March 2017
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- Date: 27 February 2017
On the obligation of Contracting States to provide administrative assistance, pursuant to Article 25; the obligation to issue 'identity papers' to refugees who does not possess valid travel documents, pursuant to Article 27; and the obligation to issue travel documents pursuant to Article 28.
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- Date: 22 December 2016
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- Date: 12 December 2016
On detention of asylum-seekers; arbitrary detention; government bears the burden of demonstrating the lawfulness of detention; detention must be reviewed periodically by an independent decision-maker; length of detention; prolonged detention impedes access to asylum and can lead to refoulement.
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- Date: 31 October 2016
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- Date: 18 January 2016
Co-published with Association for the Prevention of Torture
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- Date: 30 October 2015
