A Timeline of Human Rights
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July 28,
1951
Refugee Convention adopted
Filed under: Refugees, UN, Treaties
The convention defines who is a refugee and sets rules for seeking and granting asylum. Initially pertaining only to European refugees in the wake of World War II, it was expanded by a 1967 protocol.
General sources
UNHCR Web site commemorating the 50th anniversary of the convention includes the document’s full text, a list of states parties, and other relevant information.