Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Debate

4th Feb 2015 18:30 – 00:00

Should the 1951 Refugee Convention include climate asylum seekers?

A debate exploring solutions for civilians seeking relocation due to climate change.

Location: Gordon Room (34 Ground floor), South Block,Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU

States grant refugee status to people outside their nation who have a well-founded fear of being persecuted because of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, and cannot return for fear of persecution.  With the prospect of populations fleeing extreme environmental conditions, many of whom are from small island states within the Commonwealth, is ‘refugee’ an accurate representation of their political status and relocation needs?

Speakers TBA.

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