Female Genital Mutilation as Persecution: When Can It Constitute a Basis for Asylum and Withholding of Removal?

Kim, Yule

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Right of asylum;    Refugee policy;    Crimes against women;    Violence;   

RP-ID  :  RL34587
RP-ID  :  RL34587_2008Jul22

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report first explores the basic statutory and regulatory framework that governs refugee law. This entails an outline of the requirements an applicant must meet in order to qualify as a refugee, a discussion about the differences between the two main forms of relief for aliens facing removal from the United States, asylum and withholding of removal, and an examination of several important issues and controversies concerning this particular area of refugee law.