UN General Assembly
2008

Furthermore, associating terrorism with any specific religion, nationality or culture is bound to inflame conflict among civilizations, religions and cultures. Such a situation is untenable and is incompatible with the goal of international relations based on mutual respect among States, cultures and systems of government. In this regard, we wish to point out that policies and practices of foreign occupation based on violations of human rights guaranteed by all international instruments and conventions constitute one of the worst forms of terrorism in our modern world. The United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, adopted in 1951, provides an ideal definition of refugee status, in addition to the definition included in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is therefore regrettable that some States use this concept to camouflage their intentions regarding other States. Under the pretext of fostering democracy and respect for human rights, which is a noble goal, those countries have opened the door of political asylum to all seekers, including thieves, smugglers of their countries’ wealth, fugitives from prosecution and