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  2. Right of asylum - Wikipedia

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    The right of asylum, sometimes called right of political asylum (asylum from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon) 'sanctuary'), [1] [2] is a juridical concept, under which people persecuted by their own rulers might be protected by another sovereign authority, such as a second country or another entity which in medieval times could offer sanctuary.

  3. Asylum in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The integration of technology in the asylum process must prioritize upholding the rights and dignity of asylum seekers. [106] Policymakers must proceed with caution, ensuring that technological advancements do not come at the expense of fairness, due process, and the fundamental right to seek asylum. [106]

  4. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees - Wikipedia

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    The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, also known as the 1951 Refugee Convention or the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 is a United Nations multilateral treaty that defines who a refugee is and sets out the rights of individuals who are granted asylum and the responsibilities of nations that grant asylum.

  5. Asylum seeker - Wikipedia

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    An asylum seeker is a person who leaves their country of residence, enters another country, and makes in that other country a formal application for the right of asylum according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 14. [3] A person keeps the status of asylum seeker until the right of asylum application has concluded.

  6. Asylum (antiquity) - Wikipedia

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    The right of asylum seems to have been generally, but not entirely, confined to slaves. [9] In the time of Tiberius, the number of places possessing the jus asyli in the cities in Greece and Asia Minor became so numerous as to seriously impede the administration of justice.

  7. Right to an effective remedy - Wikipedia

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    The right to an effective remedy has been invoked in cases of asylum seekers in which the right has been held to prevent a state from deporting an asylum seeker before adjudicating the seeker's application for asylum, and that upon rejection of an asylum claim, the claimant must have a practical ability to appeal by being granted sufficient time and access to legal representation.

  8. Migrants play 'the asylum lottery' on controversial U.S ... - AOL

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    Immigrant advocates say the CBP One app is glitch-prone and reduces the right of asylum to a lottery while forcing migrants into a dangerous waiting game. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

  9. Subsidiary protection - Wikipedia

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    Serious harm is defined, according to the Code of Entry and Residence of Foreigners and of the Right to Asylum, as the risk of: "(a) death penalty or execution; or (b) torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of an applicant in the country of origin; or (c) serious and individual threat to a civilian's life or person by reasons ...