Persecution definition

Persecution means the intentional and severe deprivation of fundamental rights contrary to international law by reason of the identity of the group or collectivity;
Persecution means unfavourable treatment, sanction or disadvantage which is the result of exercising the rights under respective local regulation.
Persecution means the intentional and severe depri- vation of fundamental rights contrary to inter- national law by reason of the identity of the group or collectivity;

Examples of Persecution in a sentence

  • Persecution or the fear thereof must be based on the alien’s race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.

  • Guidelines on International Protection No. 1: Gender-Related Persecution Within the Context of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees (7 May 2002) HCR/GIP/02/01, available at: <http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3d36f1c64.html>.

  • Frank Lindh, America’s ‘Detainee 001’ – the Persecution of John Walker Lindh, THE GUARDIAN, (July 9, 2011), http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/10/john-walker- lindh-american-taliban-father.

  • Persecution or the fear thereof must be based on the alien's race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.

  • Persecution generally “does not include mere discrimination, as offensive as it may be.” Fisher v.


More Definitions of Persecution

Persecution means any act of persecution as defined in article 9 of the Qualification Directive;
Persecution means, in immigration law, punishment for political, religious, or other reasons that our country does not recognize as legitimate.”); H.R. REP. NO. 95-1452, at 5, as reprinted in 1978 U.S.C.C.A.N. 4700, 4704 (“Generally [the] case law has described persecution as the infliction of suffering or harm under government sanction, upon persons who differ in a way regarded as offense (e.g., race, religion, political opinion, etc.), in a manner condemned by civilized governments.”).
Persecution means the intentional and severe deprivation of
Persecution means the intentional and severe deprivation of fundamental rights contrary to
Persecution means the intentional and serious deprivation of fundamental rights in violation of international law for reasons related to the identity of the group or the community;
Persecution means and includes the keeping of a person under constant or frequent surveillance in places such as the person’s home, school, workplace or other places which the person frequents and which surveillance is expected to cause fear or dread in a reasonable and prudent person;
Persecution means the intentional and severe