I should hope so. Asylum can only be granted by the first country a refugee enters. The UN does not allow refugee status to people transiting a country.
I should hope so. Asylum can only be granted by the first country a refugee enters. The UN does not allow refugee status to people transiting a country.
____________________________________________________
The Protocol of 1951 pertains to European war refugees from certain areas, and refers to “refugees”, not “asylum seekers”. The two are defined differently. The Protocol of 1967 revised the affected area from Europe to worldwide but included nearly all other articles of the 1951 agreement.
Asylum seekers are defined as those fleeing “persecution over their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group”. Poverty and social insecurity are not reasons for asylum. Asylum seekers, however, are not bound by any “first country of entry” clause. They may seek asylum in any country they choose, but that country has the right of refusal.