What is wrong with persecution.

In the case of refugee protection, it is important whether the state can protect the individual from persecution. Keywords: persecution; discrimination; membership; violence EN persecution discrimination membership violence 201 217 17 06/06/23 20230601 NES 230601 INTRODUCTION The fact that persecution is seriously wrong should be obvious. In the cases of Shah and Islam (1999) UKHL 20 and Khawar (2002) HCA 14, domestic violence was found to be grounds for refugee protection in part because the state failed to protect women from this form of gender-based violence. De facto state authorities can commit persecution, for instance, a militia or paramilitary group. In other words, the concept of persecution is distinct in that it describes rare circumstances of harassment and discrimination that are among the worst-case scenarios for those encountering them.[35] Persecution is therefore not "merely" violence or discrimination. [Extracted from the article]