Refugee refers to a person
who is outside their country of nationality due to a well-founded fear of
persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a
particular social group or political opinion, and who is unable or, because of
this fear, unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that
country. A refugee could also be a stateless person who is outside the country
of habitual residence for the same reasons.[1]
[1] United Nations (UN),
Convention relating to the status of refugees, Geneva, 14 December 1950,
Article 1A(2).