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Prima Facie Group Refugee Recognition

TogoHumanitarian protection

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

This is a prima facie group refugee recognition mechanism for mass influx, distinct from individual asylum: it applies where there is a massive influx into Togolese territory of people fleeing aggression, external occupation, foreign domination or generalised violence.

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  • Loi 2016-021, Article 42
    Ce chapitre s'applique en cas d'afflux massif sur le territoire togolais de personnes fuyant une agression, une occupation exterieure, une domination etrangere, une violence generalisee.

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

It covers groups of people arriving en masse fleeing aggression, external occupation, foreign domination or generalised violence; on the CNR's proposal, the group is recognised collectively by a Council of Ministers decree (or, alternatively, a joint order of the ministers responsible for security and social action).

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  • Loi 2016-021, Article 43
    le Conseil des Ministres, ou le Premier ministre informe, prend un decret portant reconnaissance prima facie du groupe de refugies concernes

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

This is not an individual application process: CNAR, under CNR authority, identifies all persons arriving en masse and takes protection and assistance measures together with UNHCR, ensuring camps retain a civilian and humanitarian character.

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  • Loi 2016-021, Article 44
    La CNAR, sous l'autorite de la CNR, identifie toutes les personnes arrivant massivement et prend des mesures de protection et d'assistance avec le HCR, en veillant au caractere civil et humanitaire des camps.

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

For internal-security reasons, the authorities may temporarily regroup collectively recognised refugees in a camp or transit centre at a reasonable distance from the border, and the minister responsible for security may restrict the freedom of movement of refugees settled in a camp.

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  • Loi 2016-021, Article 45
    les autorites peuvent regrouper temporairement les refugies reconnus collectivement dans un camp ou centre de transit a une distance raisonnable de la frontiere
  • Loi 2016-021, Article 45
    le ministre charge de la securite peut limiter la liberte de mouvement des refugies installes en camp.

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

The CNR, supported by CNAR, is the competent authority, with UNHCR consulted throughout.

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  • Loi 2016-021, Article 43
    cette reconnaissance prend fin des que l'afflux cesse, la fin etant determinee par la CNR sur proposition de la CNAR en consultation avec le HCR.
  • Loi 2016-021, Article 46
    La Commission Nationale pour les Refugies (CNR) est l'autorite nationale habilitee a garantir la protection juridique et administrative des refugies

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

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