This simply translates to "a person who is unacceptable or unwelcome". Persona non grata comes from the Latin word persona, "person," plus non grata, "not pleasing." The plural for is Persona non gratae.
If someone becomes or is declared persona non grata, they become unwelcome or unacceptable because of something they have said or done.
You can use the term persona non grata to describe anyone who is unwelcome, whether it's an obnoxious party guest or a trespasser using your yard as a shortcut. For example : He has become persona non grata in our club since his angry outburst.
Complain loudly about your neighbor's cooking and you might be declared persona non grata next time she throws a dinner party. In other words, you'll be off the invitation list.
In international law, the term in a diplomatic sense refers to a foreign person whose entering or remaining in a certain country is prohibited by that country; an unwelcome diplomat who must accordingly leave the host country.
Persona non grata is one of the oldest principles of diplomatic and consular law (Foreign Relations Law)
The persona non grata declaration is the most damning form of censure a country can bestow on foreign diplomats considering they are protected from arrests and other forms of prosecution under diplomatic immunity.
The designation received diplomatic meaning at the 1961 Vienna Convention for Diplomatic Relations (United Nations convention). Under Article 9 of the treaty, a country can declare any member of a diplomatic staff persona non grata "at any time and without having to explain its decision."
These are the recent cases of countries declaring people Persona Non Grata;
(1) On 19 April 2022, Russia declared 12 Belgian and 15 diplomats from the Netherlands persona non grata
(2) On 19 May 2022, Russia expelled diplomats from France (34), Spain (27), Italy (24) and Finland (2) in retaliation
(3) On 28 June 2022, Bulgaria declared 70 Russian diplomats persona non grata.
(4) On 12 August 2022, Montenegro declared a Russian diplomat persona non grata due to an activity contravening Article 9 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
(5) On 29 September 2022, Montenegro declared a further 6 Russian diplomats persona non grata following police raids investigating espionage.
(6) On 3 October 2022, Lithuania expelled Russia’s acting chargé d'affaires.
A diplomatic or consular agent can be declared persona non grata at any moment, even prior to his entry into the territory giving out out the declaration.
FROM THE DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH
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