We were all born free and equal.

Thus in Transnistria, schools are persecuted, the Latin alphabet is banished.

There is no evidence that the complainant himself was the target of religious persecution.

If you abuse a child, very often they grow up to abuse other children.

It was believed that the Jews, who were persecuted in their Roman controlled homeland, had aided the Persians.

According to information received, various worshippers and members of religious personnel are persecuted, at times to the extent of being abducted.

In fact, the Saharan people living in the Tindouf camps had never been persecuted in their original homeland.

Many sources indicated that not only were religious personnel persecuted but also those who associated with them.

A person in custody finds him or herself in a situation of enhanced vulnerability and can therefore be an easy target for persecution.

13.12 States should ensure that no one is persecuted or punished for making a restitution claim.

However, the State party has not contested that the complainant had in the past been persecuted, detained, raped and tortured.

According to information received, worshippers and members of various religious associations are persecuted, at times to the extent of being abducted.

The expulsion order was not, however, enforced, as it was believed that the Kurds could be exposed to political persecution in Turkey in the event of their return.

Ethnic Georgians living in Russia, including those who are Russian citizens, became targets of persecution.

Those who both persecuted and were persecuted are willing to talk only about their being victims.

They claim that their rights were seriously violated in Mexico and believe that they would be persecuted again if they returned there.

We are a secular country blessed with a large and growing Muslim community. We reject the efforts by some to fuel division based upon ethnic or religious identification.

Since the Awami League is no longer in Government, there is no reason for the complainant to fear persecution from the police.

As these persons could expect to be persecuted should they return to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, they may also be classified as refugees.

They wanted to create a new nation, a normal nation, a nation of good Jewish soldiers and farmers, different from the powerless Jews who fell victim to European persecution.

The most benign explanation for this behavior is that it is a consequence of the AKP s own long history of persecution by the military and secular old guard.

This path might leave a retirement with few resources for him and his family, little in the way of prestige or a platform from which to speak, and perhaps persecution by his successors.

UNHCR is working in this challenging context to preserve access to asylum for those who seek it based on a well founded fear of persecution.

Many of Burma s ethnic minorities whose members comprise almost 40 of the population have long been subjected to persecution and mistreatment.

(h) At the failure to ensure fair and adequate compensation, including rehabilitation, for all victims of torture, including ex political convicted and persecuted persons

The complainant has not produced any evidence in support of her assertion that she is still wanted by the police or that she would still be in danger of persecution or torture if returned to Bangladesh.

Additionally, she has stated that her husband had been in hiding since January or April 2000, due to the persecution of the Awami League, and that she had not been able to contact him since then.

In international law, they would be known as refugee(s) sur place , i.e. those who find themselves outside their country of origin who did not leave their country of origin for fear of persecution, but who fear persecution upon return.

In general, those leaving the country for political reasons fit into the traditional international law definition of refugee , namely persons fleeing their country of origin for well founded fear of persecution.

However, he said nothing about having been persecuted by Ecuadorian authorities but, on the contrary, he clearly stated that he had never had any problems with the Ecuadorian police or other authorities.

4.6 The State party contends that even if there is still a risk of persecution from the Awami League, this is a non governmental entity and its acts cannot be attributed to the Bangladeshi authorities.

In general, those leaving the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for political reasons fit into the traditional international law definition of refugee , namely persons fleeing their country of origin for a well founded fear of persecution.

5.4 The complainant contests the State party's allegation that because the Awami League no longer is in power in Bangladesh, there does not seem to be any reason for her to fear persecution by the police.

As Georgia s prospects of joining NATO seemed to increase, Russian actions became more illiberal. Ethnic Georgians living in Russia, including those who are Russian citizens, became targets of persecution.

Since the launching of the disarmament and community reinsertion process in Ituri in mid December, more than 2,000 children, including some 400 girls, have been released from armed groups, although some have suffered persecution after their reintegration.

As such, it can lead to the granting of refugee status if a child has a well founded fear of being persecuted by such measures on grounds of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.

Furthermore, the Committee is concerned about the deplorable situation of the Hmong people in Petchabun Province, the majority of them women and children who are not considered refugees by the State party and are facing imminent deportation to a State where they fear they will be persecuted.

First, in order to be eligible for refugee status, an individual must show that he or she has a well founded fear of persecution on the grounds of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion (article 1A (2)).

They, too, have been persecuted for not being sons of the soil.

4.6 Regarding the complainant's allegation that he risks persecution by private individuals because of his religion, the State party submits that the risk of being subjected to ill treatment by a non governmental entity or by private individuals, without the consent or acquiescence of the Government of the receiving country, falls outside the scope of article 3 of the Convention.