• B.Sujatha

Abstract The World is witnessing a grave humanitarian crisis of forced displacement due to unprecedented internal civil strife resulting in systematic and gross violation of human rights and humanitarian law. Since the adoption of the Bangkok principle the Asian countries generously granted admission to large numbers of refuges. The convention on the status of Refugees, 1951 is the important instrument to govern refuges situation worldwide. The south Asia is a rapidly growing as a refugee melting pot. None of the members SAARC motions has ratified the Refugee convention 1951. It is pertinent to note that more than1. 2 billion or over one fifth of humanity lives in the countries of the SAARC region. After 1947 portion 7, 5 million Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan crossed over to India and 7. 2 million Muslim refugees from India crossed to Pakistan. It was the largest recorded refugee movement in history. However all the SAARC countries other than Bhutan and Maldives have offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN agency responsible for the promotions of international humanitarian assistance on behalf of the refugees. . Sri Lanka was once called as” Island of Refugees “due to external displacement of Tamils and internal displacement of Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslims. Sri Lanka never known as an asylum country but it is well known as a refugee producing country. Maldives is the only SAARC country who neither produced nor hosted significant refugee population. Refugee situations in South Asia had become chronic and have affected both national security and inter-state relations due to the reluctance of states to discuss them on pure humanitarian basis. This paper focuses about refugees’ situation and problems in South Asia, particularly in SAARC countries and their protection and draw backs in such region.

KEYWORDS: Refugees, Non-Refoulement, Humanitarian, Asylum, Human rights.

"Refugees in South Asia Region-A Critical Analysis", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.602-608, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907972.pdf

"Refugees in South Asia Region-A Critical Analysis", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp602-608, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907972.pdf