Refugee status is recognised:
1° To any person persecuted because of his or her action in favour of freedom;
2° To any person over whom the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees exercises its mandate under the terms of Articles 6 and 7 of its Statute as adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 14 December 1950;
3° To any person who meets the definitions of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the Status of Refugees.
These persons are governed by the provisions applicable to refugees under the aforementioned Geneva Convention.