THE LEGAL LIMITS OF REFUGEE FREEDOM AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL: BALANCING RIGHTS AND DUTIES
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In recent years, the world has witnessed a refugee phenomenon unprecedented in history. The number of refugees has reached record levels, estimated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at approximately 65 million, including 10 million stateless people, The Middle East and North Africa region leads the way, followed by Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. As of mid-March 2016, the UNHCR had registered 2.1 million Syrian refugees in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon, while the Turkish government had registered 1.9 million. The UNHCR registered more than 28,000 refugees in North Africa, and nearly 900,000 Syrian asylum applications were filed in Europe between 2011 and 2015.
Consequently, refugees enjoy a range of rights, including as human beings, as citizens of the country of asylum, and as refugees. They also have duties to respect, in accordance with the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to refugees.
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