Photo Credits: CC 2.0 Barbara Minishi According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Gender-based violence “refers to any act that is perpetrated against a person's will and is based on gender norms unequal power relationships”. It constitutes a violation of human rights, and is common in areas where these are not respected. Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) exist because society, having arbitrary established that women and men are unequal, assi

Refugee status: procedure for application. According to UNHCR, a refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence. A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. Most likely, they cannot return home or are afraid to do so. War and ethnic, tribal and religious violence are leading causes of refugees fleeing their c

Immigrants may go at the Office of the Refugee Commissioner, to inform about their intentions to make an application for international protection. There are two different types of international protection and one national : Refugee status Subsidiary protection Temporary forms of protection according to the host country, which are humanitarian protection and SRA (Specific Residence Authorization) Refugee status: procedure for application. According to UNHCR, a refugee is someo