Definition(s)
A person who leaves their country to escape from the effects of armed conflicts (direct effects of fighting, assaults of combat troops, displacements etc.).
Source(s)
Translations
- BG: бежанец вследствие на (гражданска) война
- CS: válečný uprchlík
- DE: (Bürger-)Kriegsflüchtling
- EL: πρόσφυγας εμφυλίου πολέμου
- EN: (civil) war refugee
- ES: refugiado por conflictos bélicos
- ET: sõjapõgenik
- FI: (sota)pakolainen
- FR: réfugié de guerre (civile)
- GA: dídeanaí cogaidh chathartha
- HU: (polgár) háborús menekült
- IT: rifugiato a causa di una guerra (anche civile)
- LT: pabėgėlis dėl pilietinio karo
- LV: kara bēglis
- MT: Rifuġjat(a) minħabba gwerra (ċivili)
- NL: (burger)oorlogsvluchteling
- PL: uchodźca wojenny
- PT: refugiado de guerra
- RO: refugiat de razboi (civil)
- SK: utečenec z dôvodu (občianskej) vojny
- SL: (civilni) vojni begunec
- SV: krigsflykting
- NO: (borger)krigsflyktning (b); (borgar)krigsflyktning (n)
Related Term(s)
- de facto refugee
- displaced person
- person eligible for subsidiary protection
- subsidiary protection
- temporary protection
Note(s)
1. In accordance with the EU acquis (notably Directive 2011/95/EU (Recast Qualification Directive) , such a person could be granted refugee status or subsidiary protection status, depending on the grounds on which their application is based (i.e. depending on whether they were compelled to leave as a result of fear of persecution linked to a Convention ground for persecution or serious harm in the context of indiscriminate violence).
2. If there is a mass influx to the EU of such persons who have been displaced, they may also be eligible for temporary protection in accordance with Council Directive 2001/55/EC (Temporary Protection Directive) .