The 1951 REFUGEE CONVENTION defines 'refugee' (Article 1A(2)) as a person who, owing to a:

1. Article 1A(2) Refugee Convention 1951 (as amended by the 1967 Protocol) defines 'refugee' as any person who: 'As a result of events occurring before 1 January 1951 [eliminated by the 1967 Protocol] and owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country.' 2. The 1967 Protocol removed temporal and geographical limitations. 3. India is NOT a party to the 1951 Convention or 1967 Protocol but follows non-refoulement in practice for many refugee groups. 4. The Convention is administered by UNHCR (established 1950). 5. Hence option B is correct. _Source: UN Charter 1945 / Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties 1969 / Geneva Conventions 1949 / ICJ Statute / UDHR ICCPR ICESCR — Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 1951, Article 1A(2)_