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asylum rights  

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  • Asylum is protection offered by a government to persons who face persecution in their home country for reasons including race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. It is possible to separate discussion of asylum rights from the question of international refugee protection. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Asylum Rights]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RPL5FLPT-Z

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