The 1951 Refugee Convention is the key legal document that forms the basis of our work. Ratified by 145 State parties, it defines the term 'refugee' and outlines the rights of the displaced, as well as the legal obligations of States to protect them
India has signed neither the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention nor
its 1967 Protocol, which has 145+ signatories, an overwhelming majority
of the world’s 190-odd nations.
India is home to diverse groups of refugees, ranging from Buddhist
Chakmas from the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, to Bhutanese from
Nepal, Muslim Rohinygas from Myanmar and small populations from
Somalia, Sudan and other sub Saharan African countries.
According to the UNHCR, there were 204,600 refugees, asylum seekers and “others of concern" in India in 2011. They were made up of 13,200 people from Afghanistan, 16,300 from Myanmar, 2,100 from various other countries and the two older populations of around 100,000 Tibetans and 73,000 Sri Lankan Tamils. The UNHCR financially assisted 31,600 of them.
According to the UNHCR, there were 204,600 refugees, asylum seekers and “others of concern" in India in 2011. They were made up of 13,200 people from Afghanistan, 16,300 from Myanmar, 2,100 from various other countries and the two older populations of around 100,000 Tibetans and 73,000 Sri Lankan Tamils. The UNHCR financially assisted 31,600 of them.
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