Being a refugee was not my choice. Bangkok urban refugee in the CRSP webinar Keito Takahashi, Volunteer Advocate in Policy Advocacy and Communication, wrote a blog from his perspective about his journey working for refugees, the importance of refugee work rights, and proposed action you can take to make refugee human rights a reality. Written […]
El equipo de Litigio Estratégico de Asylum Access México logró una importante suspensión dentro de un juicio de amparo a favor de una persona solicitante de asilo con discapacidad intelectual que no tuvo acceso a su derecho a la salud. La persona, originaria de Nicaragua, solicitó asilo ante la Comisión Mexicana de Ayuda a Refugiados […]
Webinar: Presentación de la Iniciativa de Liderazgo para las Personas Refugiadas (RRLI) Invitamos a los donantes, aliados y otros líderes de la población refugiada de todo el mundo a que nos acompañen en una conversación con los líderes de la Coalición para saber más sobre la Iniciativa, nuestra estrategia de impacto y las formas de […]
By: Diana Essex-Lettieri, Vice President and COO & Sana Mustafa, Director of Partnerships and Engagement at Asylum Access As a family of national civil society organizations, Asylum Access believes in the power of “proximate” solutions: we know from our experiences that those closest to experiences of displacement are best placed to confront the obstacles that […]
Children’s Day is celebrated on April 30 in Mexico, and so the team at Asylum Access Mexico’s Hospitality Route invited children connected to the program to draw their favorite thing in the world and send us a photo. You can take a look below at a selection of the many wonderful drawings we received, with […]
Webinar: Introducing the Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative (RRLI) We invite donors, allies and other refugee leaders around the world to join us for a conversation with Coalition leaders to learn more about the Initiative, our strategy for impact, and ways to get involved. Refugees are profound contributors to their new communities when given the opportunity […]
Nueva York, 4 de mayo, una coalición mundial liderada por personas refugiadas busca reconfigurar el sistema poniendo la responsabilidad y los recursos en manos de las organizaciones lideradas por personas refugiadas. Este comunicado de prensa también está disponible en inglés aquí El día de hoy, Lever for Change e ICONIQ Impact anuncian que la Iniciativa […]
New York, May 4, a global refugee-led coalition seeks to reshape system by putting ownership and resources into the hands of refugee-led organizations. This press release is also available in Spanish here Today, Lever for Change and ICONIQ Impact announced that the Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative, a six organization strong global coalition effort, is being […]
Asylum Access México fue creado en junio de 2015 para ayudar a las personas refugiadas en México. Durante los primeros cinco años de la organización, se han brindado más de 25 mil servicios de asesoría y asistencia legal para la presentación de solicitudes de asilo, así como de trámites de regulación migratoria y reunificación, entre […]
The ability to seek safety in a new country is a fundamental human right. The United States has a legal obligation to accept people who show up at its borders seeking protection and determine whether or not sending them back to their home countries would threaten their safety. During the four years of the Trump […]