**NOTE** - The executive summary of the report, “Cartagena Initiative +30: International Protection and Effective Integration: Civil Society Recommendations from the Front Lines of Asylum and Statelessness in Latin America and the…
Topic: Policy Advocacy
Tanzanian Government Gives Refugees Their Day in ‘Court’
After over three years of silence, the Tanzanian government began reviewing applications for refugee legal status again this May, a process that determines whether refugees would be granted the right…
Regional Advocacy: Cartagena +30 Civil Society Initiative
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Cartagena Declaration next year, Asylum Access Ecuador (AAE) is one of three organizations leading the Cartagena +30 Civil Society Initiative, a research project…
Asylum Access Awarded the 2013 Grinnell Prize
We are excited to announce that Executive Director Emily Arnold-Fernandez was awarded the Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize this year, an annual prize that honors individuals under…
Advocating for Refugees before the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights
A Thematic Hearing before the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (IACHR) Thursday, October 31st, 3:15pm - 4:15pm EST Asylum Access sought a review of refugee status determination (RSD) processes to ensure access…
La Determinación de Condición de Refugiado en América Latina: Desafíos y Oportunidades Regionales
Este informe, producido como un informe conjunto de Asylum Acceso Ecuador y USCRI, incluye un análisis de los procesos nacionales para los refugiados para garantizar su condición migratoria legal y…
Strategic Litigation for Refugee Rights Empowerment
An update from the UN Annual Consultations with NGOs This June, Asylum Access went to Geneva for the UNHCR Annual Consultations with NGOs with a big goal: to foster dialogue…
160,000 refugees. Nine camps. 28 years.
Those are the figures associated with Thailand’s Myanmar refugee population living along the Thai-Myanmar border. Myanmar refugees account for the majority of Thailand’s total registered refugee population, with a smaller…
Executive Summary (EN/SP): Refugee Status Determination in Latin America: Regional Challenges and Opportunities
Executive summaries of the joint report by Asylum Access Ecuador and USCRI which analyzes the national processes in place for refugees to secure legal status and avoid deportation with the…
Honorable Mentions and Quarterly Highlights
Asylum Access Ecuador and the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) presented our new report on “Refugee Status Determination in Latin America: Regional Challenges and Opportunities” at the Washington…