Definition: Non-refoulement

Category: Migration statistics

Core principle of international human rights and refugee law that prohibits States from returning individuals in any manner whatsoever to territories where they may be at risk of persecution, torture, or other forms of serious or irreparable harm. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=KS-GQ-18-004&mode=view
Source:
Eurostat, United Nations, "International Recommendations on Refugee Statistics (IRRS) - Expert Group on Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Statistics", Luxembourg, March 2018
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