On August 24, 2017, two members of the Asylum Access Latin America (AALA) team testified on the rights of asylum seekers during a Public Hearing before the Inter-American Court on Human Rights. The hearing focused on the right to apply for asylum and served as part of the Court’s procedure for issuing a Consultative Opinion […]
“No walls here”. This phrase rings loudly across Mexico as a bold reminder that the country is revolutionizing the way refugees are received, creating synergies among institutions, civil society, businesses, governments and local leaders to generate opportunity for refugees across the country. For the 8,788 asylum seekers who arrived in Mexico last year, life has […]
Today, the Trump Administration issued an executive order to halt the U.S. program and indefinitely bar the resettlement of refugees from Syria. As an organization that partners with refugees all over the world, Asylum Access strongly feels this is a step backward from the global refugee response model the world needs. Today marks the end of […]
Name: Adilah Nasir Age: 28 Hometown: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Schools Attended and Degrees Conferred: Bachelor of Laws in Malaysia, Advanced LL.M. in Public International Law (specialization in International Criminal Law) from Leiden University, the Netherlands. What type of law did you practice before volunteering with Asylum Access? I worked mostly in international law. I started […]