At Asylum Access Thailand we confront a constant that is impossible to ignore: all of our clients are continually at risk of arrest and detention, twenty-four hours a day, seven days of week. Why? Asylum seekers and refugees are not criminals, yet they sometimes spend years in the Bangkok Immigration Detention Center (it’s no Hilton).  Thailand […]

A letter drafted following a trip to Washington DC, with considerations from San Francisco. Dear Friends, April was an exciting month for Asylum Access:  Our team led workshops for colleagues from across Asia in an Asian Refugee Legal Aid Network (ARLAN) convening in Kuala Lumpur, presented a claim for reparations for wrongful detention of a […]

The following interview is the first in an ongoing series designed to give supporters and prospective VLAs a better sense of the daily challenges and triumphs of our work. Please share your thoughts by emailing development@asylumaccess.org. Name: Mandy Murphy Office: Ecuador Age: 28 Hometown: Kismet, KS Schools Attended and Degrees Conferred: Kansas State University – Bachelor’s […]

Asylum Access founder and executive director Emily Arnold-Fernández, a social entrepreneur and pioneering international refugee rights activist, was interviewed recently for a book to be produced in conjunction with Unsung Heroes of Compassion, an event at which the Dalai Lama will laud the efforts of 50 “unsung heroes” from around the world, including Ms. Arnold-Fernández. […]