Sentence examples for grounds of persecution from inspiring English sources
Jesse and Frank did, in fact, always seek to justify their banditry on grounds of persecution.
Many Afghan migrants and refugees who travel to Europe are Hazaras who argue for asylum on grounds of persecution.
The proposals aim to ensure that European Union member states share the same interpretation of the five main grounds of persecution set out in the convention: race, religion, nationality, membership of a social group or holding political opinions.
Given the scattershot nature of the exiles' escapes, their exact numbers are elusive, though the United Nations says there has been an increase in the number of academics, journalists and others seeking refugee status on the grounds of persecution for political opinions.
Countries like the UK, Canada, Ireland and possibly the U.S. could offer asylum to Ugandans on the grounds of persecution, especially as the public atmosphere against LGBT people in Uganda is so strong.
(Reuters) FRANCE: HAVEN FOR GYPSIES Two Hungarian gypsies were granted refugee status, a week after France granted asylum to eight others on the ground of persecution in their homeland.
But Mr Snowden could contest extradition on grounds of political persecution.
The church is asking the courts to reverse the zoning law on grounds of religious persecution and restraint of trade.
He arrived in New York in October 2009, found a job delivering food through a man he had met in Sunset Park and applied for asylum on grounds of religious persecution.
Ms. Clarke, who represented the Moroccan woman, said that although she welcomed the ruling, she was disturbed that the board decided the case on grounds of religious persecution even though "the gender aspects were primary".
The foreign secretaries of Nepal and Bhutan are holding talks on a long-festering dispute over the status of 100,000 Hindu refugees who fled Buddhist Bhutan on grounds of religious persecution and who now live in United Nations refugee camps in Nepal.
