What is international protection?

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What is international

protection?

People in need of international protection do not

have basic human rights and physical security

guaranteed in their home countries and they have

been forced to escape from the risk of persecution,

inhuman or degrading treatment or other serious

human rights violations. Therefore, the international

community needs to step in and fulf‌il its obligation

under international and EU law to grant international

protection to those who lack protection in their

home countries.

The EU asylum acquis provides for two forms of

international protection: refugee status and

subsidiary protection status. Based on the principle

of a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible

for subsidiary protection, benef‌iciaries of subsidiary

protection status should be granted the same rights

and benef‌its as those enjoyed by refugees and should

be subject to the same conditions of eligibility. In

addition, your state may also provide for other forms

of protection, based on humanitarian grounds.

Access to safety and adequate asylum procedure

is an essential element to ensure that persons in

need of international protection enjoy the rights

to which they are entitled. As a f‌irst-contact

ocial, you play a crucial role in ensuring access to

protection for persons in need.

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