For every refugee, the refugee status determination (RSD) process is a necessary hurdle for a new beginning. They must first prove they fulfill the refugee definition laid out in the…
Topic: Policy Advocacy
A Report from the Ecuadorian Border at Tulcan
A Letter from Asylum Access Ecuador With Decree 1182 unveiled in mid-2013, our work has been focused on reaching refugees quickly while they remained within the 15-day requirement to seek…
A Small Step Forward for Refugee Rights in Detention
With accelerating growth in South-South migration, Ecuador has become a popular regional destination for migrants. The economy has grown in recent years, with standards of living rising. Ecuador’s dollarization and…
Honorable Mentions and Quarterly Highlights
Asylum Access's story was published in a chapter co-written by founder and Executive Director Emily Arnold-Fernandez in the book "Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities" edited by Zachary D. Kaufman.…
Asylum Access Ecuador: We’re Expanding!
An interview with Karina Sarmiento, Asylum Access Ecuador Country Director You’ve led the office through some significant growth in the past year. Can you tell us a bit about the…
Advocating Against Refugee Detention in Africa
This October, Asylum Access Tanzania co-hosted the International Detention Coalition's Africa Regional Workshop at our office in Dar es Salaaam. Aimed at improving immigration detention practices across the continent, our…
Building a Movement, Growing a Community
Hosting a Refugee Rights Leadership Training in Geneva As part of a growing global refugee rights movement, opportunities to meet our colleagues in person are rare and few. The United…
Helping Wrongly-denied Refugees
Kevin was just 22 years old when he left home in 2009 with his brother. Rebel groups living near his village often came to collect food and forcibly recruit youth.…
Working Through the Floods in Thailand
An Interview with Asylum Access Thailand Legal Services Manager Michael Timmins Following months of heavy rain, a third of Thailand has been inundated in what has been called the worst…
Urban Refugees in Tanzania
The following article is based on Asylum Access’s forthcoming report, “No Place Called Home”. **UPDATE** A PDF file of the report is now available online. Print copies are also available upon…