According to the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, a "refugee" is defined as someone who, owing to a "well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country."

DEFINE: Captures the precise 1951 UN definition distinguishing refugees by well-founded persecution fear and inability/unwillingness to seek home-country protection.

DEFINE: This defines the legal/conventional definition of 'refugee' under the 1951 UN Refugee Convention.

Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Gl…, loc. 724