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Intro topic · UN Convention on Refugees and its protection of women seeking asylum

Definition of refugee doesn't explicitly identify persecution based on gender. But women can qualify as refugees based on persecution for being a member of a "particular social group."

Author's perspective · History of "social group" category in the definition shows that it was intended to cover women

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Historical context · Drafters of UN Convention added "social group" as a catch-all "safety net"

They didn't want someone to be left out of definition of refugee just because they didn't fall into the other categories. "Social group" was left undefined to allow for flexibility.

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Support for coverage of women · A UN handbook supports interpreting "social group" as covering women

Many women suffering persecution share a common background and social status, which matches how the handbook describes a social group.

Additional support · UNHCR report advised that "social group" protects women

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Elaborate on support · The UNHCR report is likely to influence nation's asylum laws

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The correct answer should involve someone who faces persecution due to something besides race, religion, nationality, or political opinion. (If they faced persecution due to one of these reasons, they would gain refugee protection through a category that pertains to one of those reasons, not through the “social-group” category.)

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This doesn’t involve persecution, so we have no reason to think the person would qualify as a refugee under the UNC.

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This involves race, so if what (B) describes is persecution, the person would qualify under the race category, not the social group category.

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This involves persecution under the religion category, not the social group category.

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This involves persecution for reasons other than race, religion, nationality, or political opinion. So the person would most likely qualify for protection under the social group category.

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This involves persecution under the political opinion category, not the social group category.

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