CHALLENGES FACED BY REFUGEES IN INDIA AND THEIR POSITION IN INDIA

This Article discusses Humanitarian rights and refugee laws under International Law. Further it studies on the challenges that are faced by the refugees in India. Refugees are people who seek asylum or protection in
another country due to fear of persecution based on race, religion, community, etc. The UN refugee convention, through the non-refoulement principle, obligates states not to refugees to countries where they face fear of
persecution. Since India is not a signatory to the 1951 refugee convention and 1967 protocol, it considers itself legally exempted to these principles. In
India there are around 4 lakhs refugees and nearly 169 refugee camps. India
is not having any national policy or refugee law, but India is a country which
has lot of refugees seeking protection. Various countries protect their refugees by enacting refugee legislation based on international recognized principle. The countries that have signed the convention have a procedure for identifying the refugees and addressing them protection issue. Although India has not signed the convention but are providing protection to the refugees. Since India has no uniform code for determining refugee status, there is no major body that deals with the refugees. After so many years also, there are various gaps that exist in the system for dealing with refugees’ policy. This is because the government has not enacted a law for refugees. Due to the several problems faced by the refugees and no proper legislation
has not been passed the legal status of the refugees is disheartening.