Asylum Access Ecuador (AAE) began organizing its Encuentros de Mujeres (Women’s Empowerment Groups) in 2010. Offered on a bi-weekly basis at AAE offices across the country, these meetings provide a safe space for refugee women to overcome trauma and work through conflicts that they are facing, as well as promote women’s empowerment through activities that increase […]
Name: Eve Blachier Age: 26 Hometown: Rochefort, France Office: Asylum Access Tanzania What made you volunteer as a VLA? Working with refugees, you can address different issues such as human rights, geopolitics, and law. Here at AATZ, I interact directly with people and clients everyday, which I really love. Please describe a typical workday for you. […]
Join Asylum Access on September 29th in San Francisco or on October 6th in Palo Alto for an intimate dinner to celebrate our 10 year anniversary, as we honor the supporters, ideals, and programs that have impacted the lives of over one million refugees to date. Both dinners are based on a concept that we’ve […]
We launched our new website, an improved platform for refugee rights activists worldwide to stay informed and inspired by our work. We’re celebrating our 10th anniversary year by hosting two intimate dinners in San Francisco and Palo Alto on September 29th and October 6th, respectively. To reserve tickets or tables, or for more information on […]
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 did you practice before volunteering with Asylum Access? I worked with a migrant rights group and a non-profit immigration law firm while completing my Bachelor’s. […]
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 Panama, Asylum Access Mexico and, soon, Asylum Access Costa Rica. As part of the Asylum Access global family of organizations, AALA coordinates operations across the […]
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 Bono Project where she provided legal assistance to Central American asylum seekers held in US detention centers. It was New Year’s Day and I was […]
We’re celebrating our 10th anniversary year by hosting two intimate dinners in San Francisco and Silicon Valley on September 29th and October 6th, respectively. To reserve tickets or tables, or for more information on sponsorship, email kt.helinglick@asylumaccess.org. “At the Breaking Point: Refugees in Jordan and Egypt” is a report by RCUSA on the Syrian refugee […]
Leading up to our ten-year anniversary, Global Legal Services Director Amalia Greenberg Delgado reflects on Asylum Access’s transition into a leading international non-profit in the field of refugee rights. Ten years ago, Asylum Access was little more than an enterprising idea, pieced together by a small group of refugee scholars, advocates and practitioners with the […]
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 1984 Cartagena Declaration on Refugees. However, amendments to the refugee status determination framework, namely Executive Decree 1182’s removal of the Cartagena Declaration definition of a […]