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Asylum / Refugee Protection in Madagascar

MadagascarHumanitarian protection

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What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?

Madagascar has a legal framework for refugee protection (an Office for Refugees and Stateless Persons was legally created in 1962), but this is not a functioning national asylum procedure.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • No operational eligibility, application, rights or renewal detail exists to add -- the framework is legal only, not implemented, per UNHCR.
  • UNHCR RIMAP Madagascar country page
    refugees and stateless persons, Madagascar has no operational asylum system. The Office for Refugees and Stateless Persons, legally created in 1962, has never been established in practice. Refugees and asylum seekers receive no formal protection or legal status

Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?

Madagascar acceded to the 1951 Refugee Convention in 1967, with declarations on Articles 7(1), 8, 9 and 17, but has not acceded to the 1967 Protocol nor ratified the 1969 OAU Convention. The official source does not state the practical scope of coverage, given that no national asylum system operates.

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Limits of the record
  • Source is UNHCR (RIMAP), not a Malagasy government text.
  • The source does not spell out the practical scope of coverage given that no national asylum system operates.
  • https://rimap.unhcr.org/countries/madagascar
    The country acceded to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees in 1967, albeit with declarations on Articles 7(1), 8, 9, and 17. However, it has not acceded to the 1967 Protocol nor ratified the 1969 OAU Convention.

Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?

Madagascar has no operational asylum system, according to UNHCR: although Law No. 62-006 of 1962 and Decree No. 94-652 refer to refugees and stateless persons, the Office for Refugees and Stateless Persons, legally created in 1962, has never been established in practice. The official source does not state whether requests can be lodged with UNHCR or another body in practice.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Source is UNHCR (RIMAP), not a Malagasy government text.
  • Source does not say whether requests can be lodged with UNHCR or another body in practice.
  • https://rimap.unhcr.org/countries/madagascar
    Despite the existence of national provisions, such as Law No. 62-006 of 1962 and Decree No. 94-652, which refer to refugees and stateless persons, Madagascar has no operational asylum system. The Office for Refugees and Stateless Persons, legally created in 1962, has never been established in practice.

What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?

Refugees and asylum seekers in Madagascar receive no formal protection or legal status under the current, non-operational framework.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • No operational eligibility, application, rights or renewal detail exists to add -- the framework is legal only, not implemented, per UNHCR.
  • UNHCR RIMAP Madagascar country page
    refugees and stateless persons, Madagascar has no operational asylum system. The Office for Refugees and Stateless Persons, legally created in 1962, has never been established in practice. Refugees and asylum seekers receive no formal protection or legal status

Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the competent authority or official help channel.

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Limits of the record
  • Not applicable: there is no operational renewal or duration mechanism, since the underlying Office was never established in practice.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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