Refoulement

/ɹɪfˈaʊəlmənt/

Refoulement

the illegal practice of forcing the asylum seekers or the refugees to return to the country where they are at risk of prosecution

Examples

1. The most basic obligation towards refugees is non-refoulement, a principle preventing a nation from sending an individual to a country where their life and freedom are threatened.

2. Without refugee status, lawyers are using 'non-refoulement' principles: they ban sending people back into a dangerous place where they are at risk of harm.