political asylum
State-granted safe harbor
Political asylum is protection granted by a country to someone who has fled their home country to escape persecution.
The persecution must typically be based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.
Someone granted asylum becomes an asylee and may eventually pursue citizenship.
She applied for political asylum after speaking out against the regime.
The process often involves proving a credible fear of harm if returned.
Person fleeing danger abroad
- asyleeGranted-sanctuary immigrant
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
- activistVigorous cause champion
- defectorOne who abandons allegiance
exile · stateless · whistleblower · emigrant · claimant · applicant · detainee · deportee
Official diplomatic residence abroad
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- diplomatic immunityEnvoy's exemption from prosecution
legation · sovereign territory · extraterritoriality · visa · safe passage · diplomatic mission · foreign ministry · international law
Protected sacred space
- safe havenProtected place of shelter
- refugePlace of safety
- shelterProtected place or structure
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
immunity · safehouse · security · humanitarian · intervention · safeguard · protected status · residence permit
Unjust exercise of power
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- ethnic cleansingSystematic removal of populations
censorship · tyranny · repression · discrimination · harassment · authoritarian · injustice · victimization
UN body aiding refugees
- immigration courtTribunal for deportation proceedings
- petitionFormal written appeal
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
extradition · due process · appeal · hearing · evidence · testimony · well-founded fear · immigration judge
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- asyleeGranted-sanctuary immigrant
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
- activistVigorous cause champion
defector · exile · stateless · whistleblower · emigrant · claimant · applicant · detainee · deportee · undocumented
embassy
Official diplomatic residence abroad
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
diplomatic immunity · legation · sovereign territory · extraterritoriality · visa · safe passage · diplomatic mission · foreign ministry · international law · Geneva Convention
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
- safe havenProtected place of shelter
- refugePlace of safety
- shelterProtected place or structure
harbor · immunity · safehouse · security · humanitarian · intervention · safeguard · protected status · residence permit · work authorization
oppression
Unjust exercise of power
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
ethnic cleansing · censorship · tyranny · repression · discrimination · harassment · authoritarian · injustice · victimization · retaliation
UNHCR
UN body aiding refugees
- immigration courtTribunal for deportation proceedings
- petitionFormal written appeal
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
deportation · extradition · due process · appeal · hearing · evidence · testimony · well-founded fear · immigration judge · legal representation
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- migrationmigration, immigrants, refugees, immigration, emigration
- asylum
- Caribbean PoliticsCuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados
- Cuba-US RelationsCuban embargo, Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs, trade embargo, normalization
- emigrationemigrant, emigration, economic migrants, emigre, expat
political asylumdeportation order
Legal mandate requiring departure
deportation · entry ban · extradition · repatriation · expulsion
political asylumdeportation
Legal expulsion from country
expulsion · removal · banishment · exile · exclusion
political asylumextradition
Fugitive transfer between jurisdictions
rendition · extraordinary rendition · repatriation · handover