Date of publication:
09/07/2026
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Do domestic laws and policies provide for the exclusion from refugee status who are deemed ‘undeserving’ of international protection as refugees?
Assessment by population
Analysis
Article 9 of the Organic Law on Refugees and Asylees clearly establishes the circumstances in which refugee status shall not be recognized, which generally involve the commission of crimes or acts contrary to the principles of the United Nations, as set out in the relevant international instruments.
Related provisions of domestic law or policy
Organic Law on Refugees and Asylees
- Year: 2001
- Type: Domestic law
- Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality, Integration & Public Affairs, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation
- Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/node/18314
Legal provision
Article 9 - Exceptions to Refugee condition acknowledgement
"(Unofficial translatio) The status of refugee shall not be granted to persons falling under the following circumstances: 1. Those who have committed crimes against peace, war crimes, or crimes against humanity, as defined in international instruments. 2. Those involved in ordinary crimes committed outside the country of refuge that are incompatible with refugee status. 3. Those guilty of acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations." "La condición de refugiado o refugiada no será reconocida a las personas comprendidas en los supuestos siguientes: 1. Que hayan cometido delitos contra la paz, crímenes de guerra o contra la humanidad, definidos en los instrumentos internacionales. 2. Que estén incursos en delitos comunes cometidos fuera del país de refugio y sean incompatibles con la condición de refugiado o refugiada; 3. Que sean culpables de actos contrarios a las finalidades y a los principios de las Naciones Unidas"