Persecuted

Persecution is not defined by the UN convention. It has been interpeted as a violation of someone's basic rights of sufficient gravity that the protection of another state is needed. The need for protection depends on the gravity of the harm and the type of human right involved.

Certain rights are so fundamental that they need to be respected at all times. Any voilation of these rights constitute persecutions. These rights include:
 * Right to life
 * Right to be protected from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
 * Right not to be subjected to slavery or servitude
 * Right not to be subjected to prosecution for an act that did not constitute a criminal offense under the law at the time it was committed.
 * Right to recognition as a person before the law
 * Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.