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Looking for stories that will inform, engage, and mobilize support for newcomers? Check out the new website of the Refugee Storytellers Collective! The RSC is a group of experts who have honed the skills of talking about forced displacement as lived experience and as a global issue. Their new website makes it even easier to learn about the participants, hear their perspectives, and invite them to partner with you or your organization to educate and mobilize others. Story telling is a powerful tool for education, advocacy, and community building. Take a moment now to see how the Refugee Storytellers Collective can help deepen the impact of your endeavors. #RefugeeStorytellers #LivedExperience #RefugeeAdvocacyLab #RefugeesWelcome

This #RefugeeWeek we wanted to highlight how our specialist advocacy service for Refugee and Asylum Seekers has made a real difference to people's lives. Click on the link below to find out more: https://lnkd.in/dxVV3BDZ... Refugee Week #RefugeeWeek #SimpleActs #AdvocacyWorks #OurHome All reactions: 1 1

At Asylum Access, we are committed to making human rights a reality for refugees. Our choice to work in Mexico, Malaysia, and Thailand is intentional. It’s not just about providing services—it's about creating lasting, systemic change in countries where displaced communities face tremendous challenges. In our latest blog post, we dive into why we focus on these countries and how our efforts in legal empowerment, community engagement, and advocacy are helping forcibly displaced individuals reclaim their rights and rebuild their lives. 💬 Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gCgf-euX #RefugeeRights #AsylumAccess #HumanRights #LegalEmpowerment #Advocacy #CommunityEmpowerment #RefugeeProtection

🌟 Just Released: Advocacy Brief by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Children Deprived of Liberty! 🌟 👧👦 Promising Practices from Tunisia Highlighted! 👧👦 The new advocacy brief, featuring insights from Tunisia, urges States—especially relevant for Tunisia—to take decisive action: 1. Adopt explicit legal prohibition of detention of children based on their legal or migratory status or that of their families and provide a legal framework for a wide range of alternatives for unaccompanied and accompanied children and their families. 2. Invest in child rights-based community and family-based alternative care arrangements. 3. Establish asylum and migration management systems that are based on child rights. 4. Prevent detention of children and their families by setting up effective screening systems that refer children and their families for protection and assistance, with child-friendly reception mechanisms. 5. Ensure that national child protection systems are fully inclusive of refugee and asylum-seeking children, as well as, migrant children. 6. Establish children and their families' access to effective and comprehensive case 7. Establish timely appointment of qualified guardians for unaccompanied and separated children. 8. Ensure children's access to justice, with free and timely legal aid and representation to claim for their rights and seek remedies for violation of their rights. 9. Ensure all children's access to multisectoral services, regardless of their or their parents' status, including education, healthcare, and social protection. 10. Establish regularization programs for undocumented children and their families. 11. Establish sound asylum and migration management systems, that encompass child rights-based policy and legislation, screening, protection and assistance, case management, child-friendly reporting systems, as well as, infrastructure and varied options for accommodation and community-based non-custodial arrangements and that is effectively coordinated with social and child protection systems. could you write a promotional post to be shared on social media with Rosal Fischer, Safa Ferchichi, Sofia Curradi, Rabeb AYARI, Chadi Rabhi

Human rights are not privileges; they are the basic entitlements of every individual, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, or background. As a refugee and human rights advocate, I believe that everyone deserves to live a life free from discrimination, persecution, and inequality. Standing up for human rights means more than speaking out—it requires active efforts to uplift those whose voices often go unheard. It means breaking down barriers and building bridges that connect us in solidarity and mutual respect. Whether you’re advocating for refugee rights, pushing for equal access to education, or promoting freedom of expression, know that every effort counts. Change begins with us—by standing together and creating a world where human rights are upheld, celebrated, and defended. #HumanRights #Advocacy #EqualityForAll #RefugeeRights #SocialJustice

Explore the latest insights from WeAreCohere’s report, supported by Asylum Access Pathway 5, Support for Localised Refugee-led Advocacy, highlights the importance of empowering refugee leaders to drive policy changes and enhance their involvement in policymaking and society. Check out the full report to dive deeper into how we can make a difference together. 🌍📘 #LocalizedProtection #MeaningfulRefugeeParticipation #Pathways

In an election season shaped by xenophobia, Jewish NGOs and over 500 clergy (!!!) signed HIAS' Policy Platform, calling for respect and safety for refugees and asylum seekers. “The message from the Jewish community is clear: Candidates should speak about immigrants with compassion, and with respect for their right to pursue safety through a dignified and humane asylum system. The U.S. has long been a nation of immigrants, where generations of Jewish people have been able to find refuge and to thrive. It is unacceptable — and alarming — to see immigrants today used as a political punching bag.” - Merrill Zack, HIAS Chief Global Community Engagement Officer We're calling for commonsense policies, including: - The repeal of harmful policies that deny the right to asylum - Investment in an effective asylum system that protects the rights of asylum seekers, while also addressing security issues at the border - Expanded legal pathways to entry and residency in the U.S. - A robust annual target number and arrival of resettled refugees through the United States Refugee Admissions Program Thank you to the Union for Reform Judaism, Rabbinical Assembly, National Council of Jewish Women, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, Reconstructing Judaism, and others for joining us. #election2024 #breakingnews #2024election #refugeeswelcome #refugees #asylumseekers #immigration #jewish #jewishcommunity #southernborder

Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) invites you to join their upcoming webinar “Resistance at the Border & Beyond: Frontline Efforts to Oppose Anti-Immigrant Legislation” Tomorrow-- May 30 from 12-1:00 PM ET, with an optional funder-only debrief from 1:00-1:30 PM ET. Learn from frontline leaders about the critical efforts to combat anti-immigrant policies. Don't miss this important discussion! #ImmigrantRights #Philanthropy #GCIR #Webinar

World NGO Day celebrates the vital contributions of non-governmental organizations worldwide in promoting social justice, equality, and humanitarian aid. #WorldNGODay #ngo #nonprofitwork #humanitarian #SocialJusticeDay #EqualityNow #GlobalImpact #communityservice #NGODay #internationaldevelopment

It's sickening to see the racist and Islamophobic violence across the UK. It's concerning having to question whether to go out, what areas to avoid, checking in with family and friends and even worse for more marginalised communities. As a lawyer, I'm saddened to see that so many immigration firms and law centres are targets for far-right violence. But I'm also so proud of the tireless work these organisations have been doing for years to address the systemic issues that we are seeing in such violent and brutal form. They need our support now more than ever. Below is a list of a list of a few organisations (thanks to Stephen Cockburn, Sabrina de Souza and others for this information.) Feel free to suggest other organisations which I'll add. Organisations Combatting Racism: - Stand Up to Racism UK: They have set up a ‘Stop the Far Right: Emergency Unity Fund’ to organise events and produce materials to combat racism and foster unity. - HOPE not hate UK: Sign their pledge to transform the current climate of pessimism into a movement of hope and community action. - Exit Hate Trust: Provides mentoring support to individuals involved in extremism who want to walk away. - Stop Hate UK: Operates the UK’s only free dedicated 24-hour anti-Hate Crime reporting service. - Runnymede Trust : Work on race equality and civil rights for over 50 years - Citizens UK: Community organising on various social justice issues Organisations Supporting Asylum Seekers and Refugees: - Migrant Voice: A migrant-led organisation developing the skills and confidence of migrants to speak up and advocate for themselves. - British Red Cross: The largest independent provider of services for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. - Refugee Action: Helps refugees and people seeking asylum rebuild their lives in the UK. - Women for Refugee Women: Supports women who have fled persecution in their home countries. - Refugee Council: Helps over 13,000 men, women and children seeking asylum in the UK each year. Organisations providing legal advice and support to impacted communities: Liberty: leading legal and human rights charity Law Centres Network: supporting the vital work of law centres in providing legal advice and support