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.

Entry (article 31) / Freedom of movement (article 26) / (alternatives to) detention

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Memorandum of Understanding between the International Detention Coalition and The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

International Detention Coalition (IDC)
Date: 10 July 2019

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Article 31 of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

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.

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: July 2017

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Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the case of H.A. and Others v. Greece (Appl. No. 19951/16) before the European Court of Human Rights

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: 30 March 2017

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S.A. and S.A. v Armenia

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: 27 February 2017

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Submission by UNHCR in the case of J.R and Others v. Greece (Appl. No 22696/16) before the European Court of Human Rights

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: 12 December 2016

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David Jennings, et al. v. Alejandro Rodriguez et al.: UNHCR Brief for Refugees as Amicus Curiae in the Supreme Court of the United States

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.

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: 31 October 2016

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Building Empirical Research into Alternatives to Detention: Perceptions of Asylum-Seekers and Refugees in Toronto and Geneva

This research study examines the workings of ‘alternatives to detention’ (ATDs) through empirical research in two contexts, Toronto, Canada, and Geneva, Switzerland. Relying on a detailed literature review, and qualitative research carried out in summer 2012 in Toronto and Geneva, the report attempts to capture the workings of ATDs in particular from the perspective of the asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants they most closely affect.

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: June 2013

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UNHCR intervention before the High Court of Kenya in the case of Kituo Cha Sheria and others v. The Attorney General

On the right to seek and enjoy asylum; the principle of non-refoulement; rights of residence and freedom of movement; urban refugee policy in the context of forced relocation (to camps) of asylum-seekers and refugees.

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: 12 March 2013

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UNHCR intervention before the Supreme Court of Israel, High Court of Justice, in the case HCJ 7146/12

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: 7 March 2013

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Canada/USA Bi-National Roundtable on Alternatives to Detention of Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Migrants and Stateless Persons

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: February 2013

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