Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951)

The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol are the key legal documents that form the basis of our work. With 149 State parties to either or both, they define the term 'refugee' and outlines the rights of refugees, as well as the legal obligations of States to protect them.

Status of signatures

Benin

Signed: Yes
Date Signed: 22/04/1954
Ratified: Yes
Date of Ratification: 04/04/1962
Domestication: No

Burkina Faso

Signed: Yes
Ratified: Yes
Date of Ratification: 18/06/1980
Domestication: No

Ethiopia

Signed: No
Ratified: Yes
Date of Ratification: 10/11/1969
Domestication: No

Kenya

Signed: Yes
Ratified: Yes
Domestication: No

Lesotho

Signed: Yes
Date Signed: 14/05/1981
Ratified: No
Domestication: No

Mozambique

Signed: Yes
Ratified: Yes
Domestication: No

Nigeria

Signed: Yes
Ratified: Yes
Date of Ratification: 23/10/1967
Domestication: Yes

Uganda

Signed: Yes
Ratified: Yes
Domestication: No

Further information

Last update

24/05/2023, 16:54