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Top: Society: Issues: Human Rights and Liberties: Refugee Rights (34)
See Also:  BBC: Road to Refuge - Interviews, testimonials, audio, slide show, and articles about people seeking refuge from war, persecution or disaster.European Network on Integration of Refugees - Focuses of refugee issues. Site in English and in French. Refugee Camps - Find out how 39 million people are forced to live today by learning about the basic needs in a refugee camp and hearing the personal stories of refugees and relief workers. US Committee for Refugees - Defends the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced persons worldwide. Hard Realities - Describes one individual's three frustrating and unsuccessful attempts to leave the United States and secure political asylum in Europe. Konrad Weiss: The Right of Asylum. - Speech in the German Bundestag on the occasion of proposed changes to German asylum law, April 30, 1992. El Rescate - Immigration legal services. We are a non-profit organization with twenty years of experience helping the Central American community in Los Angeles. 50 Years On - What Future for Refugee Protection? - Focuses on the future of refugee protection worldwide on the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Human Rights Watch charted the erosion of refugee protection throughout Western Europe. Echr - Asylum and Immigration Law Review - Legal resource site for UK immigration, asylum and human rights practitioners. The Palestine Right To Return Coalition - UK - Organization that supports the right of return of Palestinian refugees. Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights - Provides information on immigrant and refugee related policies in Illinois and on a national level. Reports, newsletters, links, action alerts and other resources are posted. Eagle Eyes Association for Afghan Displaced Youth - Supports refugees of the Afghanistan war. Provides support in health, training, vocation and education to Afghanis, the largest number of single nation refugees in the world. Forced Migration Review - Published three times a year in English, Spanish and Arabic by the Refugee Studies Programme, University of Oxford. FMR enables academics, practitioners, refugees, and IDPs to share information and experience. Organization for Aid to Refugees - Based in Prague, the Organization for Aid to Refugees (OPU) provides social counseling and legal counseling to asylum seekers and recognized refugees staying on the territory of the Czech Republic. Refugee Rights - This site was launched to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees which was formally adopted on 28 July 1951 and has been ratified by 140 countries, with Belarus soon to become the 141st country to ratify the convention. Human Rights Watch - Refugee Page - News, reports, background information and commentary on refugee rights world-wide. Refugees from Bhutan - Photographs and analysis of Bhutanese refugees living in UNHCR camps in Nepal. Guardian Special Report - Refugees - A series of articles on refugees, asylum and immigration politics. Including latest news, analysis and external links. Scattered People - Australian stories and songs by refugees about the odyssey of refugees. Human Rights Watch - World Report 2002 - Annual report on refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, and internally displaced persons Closed Door Policy: Afghan Refugees in Pakistan and Iran - A report by Human Rights Watch discussing key problems that Afghan refugees now confront and their treatment in exile. Human Rights Watch - Children's Rights Refugees - Spotlights the rights and special protection needs of refugee children. Describes how many refugee children continue to suffer human rights abuses in countries of asylum. Refugee Caselaw Site - Database of international case law on refugees. Documents how the highest courts of eight countries have defined refugee over the last fifty years. Some material in German or French. Illegal People: Haitians And Dominico-Haitians In Dominican Republic - Site reports that the Dominican government has deported hundreds of thousands of Haitians to Haiti, as well as an unknown number of Dominicans of Haitian descent. Save North Korean Refugees - Non-profit organization formed to raise funding for, and awareness of North Korean refugees who have escaped the political oppression and depression of Communist North Korea. Online petition. Australia's Refugee Policies: Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper - Discusses recent Australian legislation that extended the legal basis for its restrictive refugee policies. Asylum-Seeker.org - A discussion board for asylum seekers and refugees. Many "forums" where people can participate in discussions covering a wide range of topics. Religion and Politics in Conflict: The Question of Sanctuary - Since 1980 thousands fleeing oppression have sought protection from deportation in sanctuary though they lack residency permits. Cambridgeshire Against Refugee Detention - Campaigns against British government's policy of imprisoning asylum-seekers while their claims are processed. Asylum Rights in the 21st Century: A critical resource - Provides links to news, information and other sources of refugee and asylum rights. UK Asylum Support Information - News, publications, resources, support and links for those seeking asylum in the UK. Comparisons: Seeking Asylum in Australia and Canada - Allows users to actively explore the refugee experience from the time of arrival to the point of decision and to compare the processing models used in Australia and Canada. African Hope School - Details efforts of Austin College to raise funds for the African Hope School for Sudanese Refugees in Cairo, Egypt. End Child Segregation - The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child with regard to asylum and refugee status.
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