Political asylum and civil rights

The political asylum and civil rights topic, a particularly fashionable one in our country. The discipline regarding the reception and protection of foreigners has changed significantly over the last 10 years, with more and more foreigners seeking protection, especially if they are persecuted in their country of origin.

The current situation is as follows: our territory can receive and grant international protection and political asylum to foreigners persecuted in their country of origin for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion. The condition for this to happen is only one: that the foreigner obtains recognition of refugee status.

It follows that it is possible for all foreigners in these conditions, as well as stateless persons (persons without nationality) who long to return to their country of origin, to apply for protection in Italy by submitting a specific request, precisely for the recognition of the status that justifies international protection and political asylum.

Considering that more and more areas of the world are the epicentre of political, ideological, religious and military confrontation, guaranteeing political asylum and international protection it is not only correct but also necessary.

Protecting those who seek to find safety and refuge in the territory of the Italian Republic or in another country of the free world has become the objective of International Lawyers Associates, the associated law firm that has fully invested the high skills and specialisations of its members in the field of international law towards the admirable goal of guaranteeing respect for civil rights and maximum international protection to its clients.

As it has been clarified, it is necessary to be recognised as a refugee, in order to obtain political asylum and international protection. It is therefore useful to understand what are the conditions justifying the recognition in question which, it should be noted, is produced at the request of lawyers from highly professional law firms such as those headed by International Lawyers Associates. International Lawyers Associates .

The provisions governing the recognition in question are contained in a 1954 Italian law implementing the well-known 1951 Geneva Convention. Some clarity is necessary as political asylumbeing an inalienable civil right, is not automatically guaranteed to foreigners persecuted in the country of origin, requiring a specific prior request authorising lawyers to take care of everything necessary to obtain the protections underlying political asylum.

The discipline relating to the protection of this civil law is not at all easy to interpret: this is why anyone interested in it is advised to rely on the law firm International Lawyers Associates. This is a decisive step in order to obtain the recognition in question and thus obtain the desired international protection.

• The request for political asylum, which, as has been clarified, presupposes the prior request for recognition of refugee status, presupposes the existence of a well-founded fear of being persecuted in one's country of origin for reasons of:

  • Race: skin color, ancestry, or membership in a specific ethnic group;
  • Religion: atheistic beliefs, participation in or abstention from rites of worship;
  • Other religious acts or professions of faith;
  • Nationality: understood even more broadly as belonging to a group characterized by a cultural, ethnic or linguistic identity, common geographical or political origins or by affinity with the population of another State;
  • Particular social group: i.e. made up of members who share an innate characteristic or a common history/creed;
  • Political opinion: also understood as a thought or conviction opposed by the state or by parties or organisations controlling the state or a substantial part of the territory.

  There are plenty of people living in the conditions listed above, but even more are asylum seekers who have begun to claim and protect their rights by turning to specialist law firms, including the international law firm International Lawyers Associates. This is a commendable service like few others as it is in the ability to ensure protection for the defenceless that the greatness and strength of a country is measured.

Assistance to the detainee at the police station

In the event of detention, the first priority is to receive specialised legal assistance as soon as possible and to be able to maintain contact with the outside world.

If you, a family member or acquaintance are being held for a crime, we can help you.