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Seventy-five years after the 1951 Refugee Convention was signed, millions still rely on its promise of safety — yet nations are turning away asylum seekers, and over 41 million displaced people strain global resources. Though nearly 150 countries have pledged to uphold its core principle — non-refoulement, meaning no one should be sent back to danger — many haven’t signed on, leaving millions unprotected. Personal stories like Juan Carlos Arce’s escape from Nicaragua and Wenyen Gabriel’s journey from Sudan to the NBA and Olympic stage show how this treaty transforms lives. From WWII caves to Myanmar’s Rohingya, the convention remains a lifeline — even as the world’s displacement crisis grows, its promise of safety endures.

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