| Title | UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Sri Lanka |
| Publisher | UN High Commissioner for Refugees |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Publication Date | April 2009 |
| Other Languages / Attachments | Russian | Spanish |
| Cite as | UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Sri Lanka, April 2009, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/49de0b6b2.html [accessed 8 November 2009] |
| Comments | These Guidelines supersede the UNHCR Position on the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Sri Lanka, issued in December 2006. In July 2009, UNHCR issued a Note on the Applicability of the 2009 Sri Lanka Guidelines, which elaborates on the continued validity and applicabilty of the current Guidelines. |
Topics: Women-at-risk, Ethnic minorities, Women, Muslim, Tamil, Sinhalese, State of emergency, Security situation, Political situation, Conflict situation, Ethnic persecution, Violence against women, Torture, Arbitrary arrest and detention, Abduction, Human rights activists, Ethnic discrimination, Freedom of movement, Freedom of expression,