What Is the Definition of Persecution?
If you have been harmed or made to suffer you may have been persecuted within the meaning of the law. In order to be eligible for asylum, you must have been harmed by your government or someone that your government cannot or will not control. There is a broad range of acts that may qualify as persecution. If your government has committed serious human rights violations against you such as detention and physical torture you may have been persecuted. If you have been threatened to death, or physically harmed you may have been persecuted. Also, if the government has inflicted psychological abuse, or severe economic deprivation or has threatened your life or freedom, these acts too may rise to the level of persecution. The definition of persecution does not typically include legitimate prosecution for crime, mandatory military service, or fear of civil war.
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