The ¿refugees are persons deprived of the protection of the country of their nationality or, where they have no nationality, of the protection of the country of their former habituai residence. The gist of the situation is, fear of persecution for the reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion. The absence of "protection by the government of _the State of nationality creates legal difficulties; refugees are aliens every· where"1 but like aliens they do not possess necessary documents which are required from aliens for the enjoyment of certain rights. "Their very position, the frequent uncertainty of their nationality status and even of their domicile, are bound to create additional legal problems. Serious disabilities, unintentional discrimination .by the normal operators of law, are frequently the consequence. "2 Not only this, the social and psychological factors also add to this situation. As a consequence, the "refugees are often destitute, they live in a difficult material and psychological conditions, they are open to that suspicion which is often the fate of the poor, the unprotected, the homeles;, the man without paper."3 International discrimination against refugees is not infrequent.