In the midst-year of 2021, the COVID-19 situation in Thailand was at its peak and heavily impacted people’s everyday lives. Rashi, her daughters, and their community members were bound to stay at home with the limited choices of relaxing activities, and their mental well-being was filled with fear, loneliness, and anxiety. The video will show […]
Asylum Access is profoundly dismayed by today’s announcement by the US Department of Homeland Security and Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Ministry that the two countries have reached an agreement to restart the Remain in Mexico program, or MPP. As Asylum Access and dozens of allied organizations have repeatedly stated, MPP violates fundamental principles of national and […]
Around the world, many governments are excluding forcibly displaced communities from vaccination programs. Asylum Access Mexico When Mexico’s National Vaccination Program was established, it did not mention migrants, people seeking asylum, or refugees. Although they weren’t specifically excluded, there was great uncertainty on whether foreigners in general would have access to the vaccine. Asylum Access […]
The Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative (RRLI) envisions a world in which all people who have experienced forced displacement have agency over their lives and access to solutions that rebuild their lives with dignity. RRLI’s mission is to resource refugee-led organizations (RLOs) to uplift communities and combat systemic refugee exclusion within refugee response. When we center […]
Dear Friend, My name is Sagal* and I advocate for the work rights of refugees as part of Asylum Access Malaysia’s community outreach programs. What you need to know about Malaysia is that life here for forcibly displaced communities can be exceptionally challenging. Malaysia hasn’t signed onto the 1951 Refugee Convention and so people who […]
Hello Friend, My name is Maya*, and I want to share with you about how the program that I coordinate helps refugee communities advocate for their rights. The refugee communities in Thailand come from all over the world and speak many different languages. My program trains bilingual members of our communities to become interpreters and […]
Due to the COVID-19 disruption in Thailand, many refugees have limited access to valid information regarding measurement and appropriate protection from the virus. Asylum Access Thailand urged to distribute necessary information for the refugees to ensure their wellbeing during the COVID-19 outbreak. Asylum Access Thailand compiled a wide range of information from researches, academic reports, […]
Chepe is from Honduras and worked with Asylum Access Mexico to acquire his refugee status in the country. He now lives in Tijuana, Baja California, where he has been able to continue his passion for soccer refereeing thanks to a local soccer club. He graciously shared his experience of social integration in Mexico with us. […]
Human rights violations transpire in every country. From chronic gun violence to deplorable immigration detention conditions, the 193 United Nations Member States have decided it’s important to hold each other accountable. Overseen by the United Nations Human Rights Council and organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Universal […]
How do you advance refugee rights in a country that does not yet recognize refugees? Naiyana Thanawattho, Executive Director of Asylum Access Thailand, Emily Arnold-Fernández, President and CEO of Asylum Access, and Waritsara Rungthong of the Peace Way Foundation have provided key insight into this conundrum in an article featured in the latest issue of […]