Where a conscientious civil servant was threatened by insurgents who sought to persuade her to use her position to their advantage, but that civil servants could not expected to receive the protection of her estate from such insurgents, the Convention would give her protection as a refugee for asylum. The position of government employees in such a situation may be quite different to that of an ordinary employee.
Citations:
Times 20-Dec-2000
Statutes:
Geneva Convention and Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees 1951 (1951) (Cmd 9171)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Immigration
Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.84379
