Civil society groups, including Asylum Access, are helping the Latin American region set an important example at a time when the world’s nations are negotiating two UN Global Compacts this…
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Asylum Access legal team wins groundbreaking African Court ruling
A man unlawfully deported can return from ‘no man’s land’ on border with Kenya; Tanzania must improve immigration laws FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 10, 2018 Dar es Salaam: The African…
Let Refugees Be Their Own Solution
I met Heba (not her real name) and a few other Syrian refugee women in Mafraq, Jordan, in January 2015. They were supposed to be in the Zaatari refugee camp…
Remembering refugee women this International Women’s Day
Every year International Women’s Day celebrates women and their accomplishments not only in Malaysia but also around the world. But there’s a group of women whose struggles, efforts and potential…
Today is International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day! Refugee women are unsung heroes -- powerful protectors of their rights and their families’ well being despite facing some of the worst trauma and challenges. Many…
Day in the life of a VLA: Sherrinder Kaur
Name: Sherrinder Kaur Age: 22 Hometown: Penang, Malaysia Schools Attended and Degrees Conferred: Bachelor of Laws, Queen’s University Belfast. Currently pursuing the Certificate of Legal Practice (CLP), Brickfields Asia College.…
A call for shared responsibility and solidarity with Venezuelan people on the move
Asylum Access signed this joint NGO statement, alongside the Regional Working Group for the Brazil Plan of Action and other civil society actors, at the Regional Consultation for the Global…
Asylum Access Malaysia submits shadow report to CEDAW regarding the rights of refugee women in Malaysia
Asylum Access Malaysia presented an independent report yesterday, February 20, in Geneva to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The report focused on the…
Regional Working Group Launches a New Report to Evaluate the First Three Years of the Brazil Plan of Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2018 (en español abajo) Brasilia: In December of 2014, in the wake of the 30th anniversary of the Cartagena Declaration, 28 countries in the Latin…
Tabasco District Court’s decision sets new precedent for refugee protection in Mexico.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 9, 2018 (en español abajo) Mexico City - A district court in Villahermosa, Tabasco, has ordered the release of a family of Honduran asylum seekers from…