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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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
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Amicus curiae of UNHCR on the interpretation and application of Article 25, Article 27 and Article 28 of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 22 December 2016, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2016/116646 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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- Date: 12 December 2016
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Submission by UNHCR in the case of J.R and Others v. Greece (Appl. No 22696/16) before the European Court of Human Rights, 12 December 2016, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2016/113155 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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- Date: 2 December 2016
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Guidelines on International Protection No. 12: Claims for refugee status related to situations of armed conflict and violence under Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees and the regional refugee definitions, HCR/GIP/16/12, 2 December 2016, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2016/113881 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), David Jennings, et al. v. Alejandro Rodriguez et al.: UNHCR Brief for Refugees as Amicus Curiae in the Supreme Court of the United States, No. 15-1204, 31 October 2016, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2016/113417 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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- Date: 23 March 2016
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Legal considerations on the return of asylum-seekers and refugees from Greece to Turkey as part of the EU-Turkey Cooperation in Tackling the Migration Crisis under the safe third country and first country of asylum concept, 23 March 2016, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2016/109567 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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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
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Memorandum of Understanding between the Association for the Prevention of Torture and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 30 October 2015, https://www.refworld.org/legal/agreements/unhcr/2015/64897 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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- Date: 1 June 2015
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR observations on the use of age assessments in the identification of separated or unaccompanied children seeking asylum, 1 June 2015, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2015/93634 [accessed 24 April 2026]
The document aims to help decision-makers assess the credibility of children’s claims in a fair, objective and consistent manner. It sets out a number of observations that could serve as the foundation for guidance on the subject. It is hoped that this research will contribute towards strengthening practice in the difficult area of child asylum claims, and towards UNHCR’s elaboration of globally applicable Guidelines on Credibility Assessment.
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- Date: December 2014
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- Date: 5 November 2014
UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), General recommendation No. 32 on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, CEDAW/C/GC/32, 5 November 2014, https://www.refworld.org/legal/general/cedaw/2014/102146 [accessed 24 April 2026]
