This field assessment, carried out by the Women's Refugee Commission and Asylum Access Ecuador, identifies the particular GBV risks faced by urban refugees in Ecuador. It identifies strategic entry points…
Region: Latin America
Isabel’s Story
After reporting the murders of her two brothers in Colombia, Isabel began receiving targeted death threats and was forced to flee her country. The single mother of three, she traveled…
Day in the Life of a VLA: Sarah Lundy
Name: Sarah Lundy Age: 25 Hometown: Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Schools Attended and Degrees Conferred: B.A. Spanish and Latin America Studies from the University of Vermont. What type of law…
Responding to the critical gap in rights-based refugee assistance in Latin America
2015 marks a pivotal year in Asylum Access’s growth in Latin America, beginning with the creation of Asylum Access Latin America (AALA) and followed by the opening of Asylum Access…
Legal assistance for Central American detainees along the US border
Sarah Farnsworth was one of AAE's first VLAs and is now an immigration lawyer in California. In this article, she shares her experience as a volunteer with the AILA Pro…
Landmark Victory for Refugee Rights in Ecuador
The international community has long praised the Ecuadorian government for its willingness to provide protection to refugees and comply with the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees and the…
Honorable Mentions and Quarterly Highlights
Asylum Access Ecuador won a landmark victory when Ecuador’s Constitutional Court struck down key provisions of a restrictive refugee law, Decreto 1182, that had imposed serious barriers for refugees seeking…
Cartagena Initiative +30
International Protection and Effective Integration: Civil Society Recommendations from the Front Lines of Asylum and Statelessness in Latin America and the Caribbean. Prepared by Asylum Access Ecuador and 23 other…
Honorable Mentions and Quarterly Highlights
ED Emily Arnold-Fernandez joined Devin Thorpe, of Your Mark On The World, to discuss the work of Asylum Access. Watch the interview. Global Policy Director Jessica Therkelsen presented an oral…
Carlos – A Refugee’s Testimony
We met Carlos in a border town in Colombia, where he told us why refugee legal status matters. He also had a message to government decision-makers on how they could…