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<p>UNHCR is mandated to protect all refugees and other displaced persons, including
those who fear persecution on the basis of religion. UNHCR’s procedures and criteria
for determining refugee status include religious persecution, in line with the Refugee
Convention. Where religious belief causes or heightens the risk a refugee faces, UNHCR
will take this into consideration when assessing specific vulnerabilities, and determining
the appropriate protection interventions (including but not limited to resettlement).</p><p>
</p><p>HMG does not hold information on the number of asylum claims submitted to UNHCR
in Thailand, or elsewhere; this information is held by UNHCR. Individual data is considered
private and confidential and not normally shared with third parties (and never without
the specific consent of the individual). Furthermore, UNHCR does not routinely identify
or record beneficiaries by their religion where this has no bearing on their case.
The reason for this is because there is a risk that collecting information about the
ethnicity or religion of people receiving aid could be obtained by others, including
extremist groups, and used to persecute them.</p><p> </p>
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