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Asylum Access Realizing Refugee Rights in Africa, Asia & Latin America |
Asylum Access's legal aid program gives refugees the tools they need to assert their human rights in unfamiliar systems of local and international law.
Asylum Access fosters new refugee legal aid clinics in Africa, Asia and Latin America, usually in partnership with existing local organizations or refugee advocates. Legal counsel and representation is provided by volunteer lawyers who are able to commit to a minimum of four months working in a specific location, and who are willing to mentor local law student volunteers as appropriate. Each lawyer–law student pair provides legal information, advice, and/or representation to refugee clients under the supervision of a local project director.
In Ecuador, Asylum Access's ASELER project is helping refugees assert their rights to refugee status and employment.
In Thailand, Asylum Access is exploring possibilities for assisting migrants from Southeast Asia and beyond to understand the UNHCR RSD process and Thailand's rules regarding employment.
In South Africa, Asylum Access recently concluded a pilot project in partnership with the University of Cape Town Law Clinic to help refugees in and around Cape Town assert their rights to safety, police protection, and freedom from discrimination.