Subsidiary protection is another form of international protection, complementary to refugee status. It means that someone cannot be returned to their country of origin or habitual residence because they face a real risk of serious harm.
Serious harm means (i) the death penalty or execution; (ii) torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; (iii) serious and individual threat to life by reason of indiscriminate violence in a situation of international or internal armed conﬂict.