Refugees Act
Year of publication
2006
Specific thematic area
Refugee
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Cross-border
Type of environmental driver
None
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
None
Sub-region
Eastern Africa
Region
Eastern Africa
Macro-region
Africa
Relevant GCM objective
- 5 - Regular pathways
Child marker
B
Gender marker
B
Human rights marker
B
(2) A person shall be a prima facie refugee for purposes of this Act if such person owing to external aggression, occupation, foreign domination or events seriously disturbing public order in any part or whole of his country of origin or nationality is compelled to leave his place of habitual residence in order to seek refuge in another place outside his country of origin or nationality.
Ps. 6, 33
(2) A refugee may apply to be issued with a convention travel document for the following reasons—(g) humanitarian.
Ps. 6, 33