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Human rights, non-refoulement and the protection of refugees in Hong Kong.

Although the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol do not apply to Hong Kong, asylum seekers have challenged Hong Kong’s lack of an adequate refugee policy in a series of judicial review actions grounded in human rights and common law principles. This article focuses on two cases in particular … Continue reading Human rights, non-refoulement and the protection of refugees in Hong Kong.