CONTACT: Emily Arnold-Fernández, executive director, +1.415.601.3896 Diana Essex-Lettieri, deputy director, +1.805.512.0645 OAKLAND — Asylum Access is concerned for the safety of thousands of refugees fleeing violence in Central America. The Trump administration’s proposed changes to asylum rules and border enforcement will harm many women, children and men seeking refuge. Asylum should remain an option in any country […]
Asylum Access and Immigrant Defenders Law Center, represented by the National Immigration Law Center…
People fleeing Honduras are not a “caravan,” says Asylum Access Mexico, a leading refugee human rights organization…
Organizations from across the Americas called on the Inter American Commission of Human Rights to provide better coordination…
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 Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued a groundbreaking ruling on March 22 to restore the citizenship rights of Anudo Ochieng Anudo, a Tanzanian national […]
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 for achievement are often absent from the public discourse and celebrations. Refugee women are some of the most vulnerable groups in our society, yet they […]
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 of them are survivors of sexual violence, domestic abuse and exploitation. Unable to speak about their experiences for fear of being stigmatized in what is […]
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. What type of law did you practice before volunteering with Asylum Access? I have just recently graduated, so I have not been in practice yet. […]
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 Compact for Refugees, in Brasilia, Brazil on February 20, 2018. In it, we express concern for the forced displacement crisis from Venezuela and call on […]
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 status of refugee women and girls in Malaysia, and raised serious concerns regarding the absence of laws or enforceable policies guaranteeing the rights of refugee […]