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The Protection Manual is UNHCR's repository of protection policy and guidance. The documents are listed in reverse chronological order.

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A. (-) Refugee Protection
A.

Inclusion (article 1A(2))

Inclusion – general

Persecution

Persons fleeing armed conflict and other situations of violence

Religious-based refugee claims

Membership of a particular social group

Gender-related persecution

Child asylum claims

Sexual orientation and gender identity

Claims related to military service – Conscientious objection / Draft evasion / Desertion

Internal flight / relocation alternative

Safe countries of origin / Safe third countries / Safe first country of asylum / 'Secondary' or 'onward' movement

Family Unity and Derivative Refugee Status

Claims in the context of climate change and disasters

Cessation (article 1C)

Article 1D – Palestinian refugees

Exclusion

Article 1F

Cancellation and revocation of refugee status

Regional Refugee Definitions and Complementary forms of protection

Country-related guidance

'Country-of-asylum' guidance

Procedures

Procedural safeguards / Due process rights

Credibility assessment / Use of country of origin information / Use of expert advice and evidence / Burden and standard of proof

Reception

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

Expulsion and non-refoulement (articles 32 and 33)

Expulsion (article 32)

Non-refoulement (article 33(1))

Exceptions (article 33(2))

Extradition

Rights of asylum-seekers and refugees

Employment / Self-reliance (articles 17-19)

Housing, Land and Property (article 21)

Education (article 22)

Health

Other rights / Levels of attachment

Identity papers / Convention Travel Documents (articles 27-28)

Refugee Protection

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General comment no. 31 [80], The nature of the general legal obligation imposed on States Parties to the Covenant

Document source:
UN Human Rights Committee (HRC)
Date: 26 May 2004

UN Human Rights Committee (HRC), General comment no. 31 [80], The nature of the general legal obligation imposed on States Parties to the Covenant, CCPR/C/21/Rev.1/Add.13, 26 May 2004, https://www.refworld.org/legal/general/hrc/2004/52451 [accessed 01 May 2026]

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Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/21: Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living

Document source:
UN Commission on Human Rights
Date: 16 April 2004

UN Commission on Human Rights, Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/21: Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, E/CN.4/RES/2004/21, 16 April 2004, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unchr/2004/11652 [accessed 01 May 2026]

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Political Rights of Refugees

This paper examines the scope of political rights of refugees in the context of international law, as well as current State practice before going on to make a number of recommendations about best practice.

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: November 2003

Ruma Mandal, Political Rights of Refugees, Research Paper No.4, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), November 2003, https://www.refworld.org/reference/lpprs/unhcr/2003/21005 [accessed 01 May 2026]

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The Interface Between Extradition and Asylum

This research paper examines the relation between extradition and asylum. The principle of non-refoulement, as enshrined in international refugee and human rights law as well as international customary law, plays an important role in this regard and constitutes the principal element defining the legal framework for the interplay between extradition and asylum.

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: November 2003

Sibylle Kapferer, The Interface Between Extradition and Asylum, Research Paper No.5, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), November 2003, https://www.refworld.org/reference/lpprs/unhcr/2003/39662 [accessed 01 May 2026]

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Guidelines on International Protection No. 5: Application of the Exclusion Clauses: Article 1F of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: 4 September 2003

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Guidelines on International Protection No. 5: Application of the Exclusion Clauses: Article 1F of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, HCR/GIP/03/05, 4 September 2003, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2003/14733 [accessed 01 May 2026]

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UNHCR Annotated Comments on Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 Laying Down Minimum Standards for the Reception of Asylum Seekers

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: July 2003

RO Brussels, UNHCR Annotated Comments on Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 Laying Down Minimum Standards for the Reception of Asylum Seekers, -, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), July 2003, https://www.refworld.org/legal/intlegcomments/unhcr/2003/31412 [accessed 01 May 2026]

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Summary Conclusions: Exclusion From Refugee Status

Document source:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: June 2003

Cambridge University Press (CUP), Summary Conclusions: Exclusion From Refugee Status, June 2003, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/cup/2003/49611 [accessed 01 May 2026]

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The Scope and Content of the Principle of <i>Non-Refoulement</i>: Opinion

Document source:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: June 2003

Sir Elihu Lauterpacht and Daniel Bethlehem, The Scope and Content of the Principle of Non-Refoulement: Opinion, Cambridge University Press (CUP), June 2003, https://www.refworld.org/reference/research/cup/2003/49371 [accessed 01 May 2026]

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Current Issues in the Application of the Exclusion Clauses

Document source:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: June 2003

Geoff Gilbert, Current Issues in the Application of the Exclusion Clauses, Cambridge University Press (CUP), June 2003, https://www.refworld.org/reference/research/cup/2003/49725 [accessed 01 May 2026]

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Article 31 of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees: Non-Penalization, Detention, and Protection

Document source:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: June 2003

Guy S. Goodwin-Gill, Article 31 of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees: Non-Penalization, Detention, and Protection, Cambridge University Press (CUP), June 2003, https://www.refworld.org/reference/research/cup/2003/77935 [accessed 01 May 2026]

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