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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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Purpose of passage

The entire passage focuses on the definition of “refugee” in the UN convention. The author tells us about considerations that went into making that definition and describes how the definition is supposed to be interpreted.

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This best captures the overall purpose. The passage focuses on the definition of “refugee” in the UN convention and how that definition was developed.

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The passage is focused on the definition of “refugee” in the UN convention. Although the author mentions the UNHCR handbook, the passage isn’t focused on describing the development of the handbook. Rather, the handbook is used to provide support regarding how the term “refugee” in the UN convention should be interpreted. Also, the author doesn’t discuss the historical circumstances leading up to the UN convention. We’re told of a prior definition used by the International Refugee Organization, but this doesn’t constitute the historical circumstances of the document.

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We’re not told of any contradictory interpretations of the UN convention.

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The author doesn’t suggest any alternatives for how to define “refugee.” The passage is focused on the definition in the UN convention, how it was developed, and how it should be interpreted.

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The author doesn’t advocate against a definition. The author describes the definition of “refugee” in the UN convention and how it was developed.

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