Права человека и защита беженцев

Abstract

This article is dedicated to the blessed memory of the UNHCR's officials — Samson Aregahegn (Ethiopia), Carlos Caceres (USA) and Pero Simundza (Croatia), who tragically perished in Atambua (East Timor), while carrying our their duties. The article aims, concisely but comprehensively, to present to the readers — primarily those, who have to deal with the solution of various aspects of refugees' problem, implement measures on their protection in course of their official or public service — the principles and provisions of international law in the realm of human rights and the methods of their application to complement and promote activities on protecting refugees' rights and interests. The article consists 9 sections: 1) refugees' rights; 2) violations of refugees' rights; 3) UNHCR; 4) UNHCR and human rights; 5) basic human rights; 6) main treaties on human rights; 7) UN bodies on human rights; 8) human rights restrictions; 9) monitoring treaty and commitments compliance. Every section presents and analyses the corresponding theme. As a whole the sections constitute a single logical chain called upon to demonstrate the efficiency of application of principles and provisions of international law on human rights in other to promote activities on protection of refugees and asylum-seekers.