These are links to valuable online resources relevant to the protection of refugee rights.
Information for Refugee Decisions: Refworld
Refworld is the leading source of information necessary for taking quality decisions on refugee status. Refworld contains a vast collection of reports relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks. The information has been carefully selected and compiled from UNHCR’s global network of field offices, Governments, international, regional and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and judicial bodies.
Studying International Refugee Law: The Refugee Law Reader
(T)he Fifth Edition of The Refugee Law Reader… is the first comprehensive on-line model curriculum for the study of the complex and rapidly evolving field of international asylum and refugee law. The Fifth Edition is an expanded ‘universal’ edition introducing new regional legal sections on Africa, Asia and Latin America. In order to better serve a global community, we now have independent editions in French, Russian and Spanish. As a ‘living book’, new editions of The Reader always reflect the most important developments in International Refugee Law that have occurred since the first online publication in April 2004. The Reader is aimed for the use of professors, lawyers, advocates and students across a wide range of national jurisdictions. It provides a flexible course structure that can be easily adapted to meet a range of training and resource needs. The Reader also offers access to the complete texts of up-to-date core legal materials, instruments, and academic commentary. In its entirety, the Refugee Law Reader is designed to provide a full curriculum for a 48 hour course in International Refugee Law and contains over 700 documents and materials.
Online Library: Forced Migration Online
Forced Migration Online (FMO) provides instant access to a wide variety of online resources dealing with the situation of forced migrants worldwide. Designed for use by practitioners, policy makers, researchers, students or anyone interested in the field, FMO aims to give comprehensive information in an impartial environment and to promote increased awareness of human displacement issues to an international community of users.
Resources for Legal Aid: The Fahamu Refugee Programme’s Southern Refugee Legal Aid Network Website
The Fahamu Refugee Programme’s website takes as its ambitious challenge to be a one-stop shop of resources for everyone concerned with protecting the rights of refugees, in particular those who are seeking asylum in the global south. It is intended primarily to assist those involved in the provision of legal aid – lawyers, paralegals, NGOs – who are working from the global south, where access to information is often scarce.
Resources for Detention Monitoring and Standards: International Detention Coalition – Tools for Action
The International Detention Coalition (IDC) is a network of more than 200 non-governmental organizations, faith-based groups, academics and individuals that provide legal, social, medical and other services, carry out research and reporting, and undertake advocacy and policy work on behalf of refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers. These groups and individuals, who are from more than 50 countries, have come together to form the International Detention Coalition to share information and promote good practices relating to the use of detention by governments.
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