This collection of external links is a directory of organizations dealing with refugee, asylum and human rights topics or provide (country-specific) information otherwise useful for practitioners. The directory contains over 3000 links to relevant internet sources and has been compiled and organized by type of organization, topic/mandate, regions and countries they relate to. This additional service has been provided to facilitate research by providing a mechanism to access information that may be relevant for decision makers and is not as such included in Refworld.
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French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs |
Immigration Advisory Service
"The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) is the UKs largest charity providing representation and advice in immigration and asylum law." (from website) Type: Non-Governmental Organizations | Topic: Asylum |
Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Netherlands
Site in Dutch and English. Type: Governmental Organizations | Topic: Migration |
Independent Federal Asylum Board of Austria
Site in German, some English. Type: Governmental Organizations | Topic: Legal Systems |
Independent Race and Refugee News Network (IRR)
"The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) was established as an independent educational charity in 1958 to carry out research, publish and collect resources on race relations throughout the world. In 1972, the IRR's membership backed the staff in a radical transformation of the organisation from a policy-oriented, establishment, academic institution into an anti-racist 'thinktank'." (from website) Type: Research Institution | Topic: Racism and Discrimination |
Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees (ICAR)
"The Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees (ICAR) is an academic research and information organisation based at the Runnymede Trust. ICAR aims to encourage understanding, public debate and policy making about Asylum and Refugees in the UK, grounded in accurate and academically sourced information." (from website) Type: Research Institution | Topic: Asylum |
Informationsverbund Asyl und Migration
"Der Informationsverbund Asyl und Migration e.V. ist ein Zusammenschluss von in der Flüchtlings- und Migrationsarbeit aktiven Organisationen. Gemeinsames Ziel ist es, für die Beratungs- und Entscheidungspraxis relevante Informationen zugänglich zu machen." (from website) Type: Reference Information | Topic: Asylum |
Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS)
"The Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS) is an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental research institute of the University of Osnabrück. IMIS includes scholars from various fields and disciplines: demography, geography, history, politics, law, economics, ethnology, sociology, intercultural education, intercultural management, gender studies, linguistics, literature, and psychology." (from website) Type: Research Institution | Topic: Migration |
Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES), University of Amsterdam
The research programme of IMES focuses on the Dutch situation with specific attention given to the city of Amsterdam, but from an international and comparative perspective. Type: Academic Institutions | Topic: Migration |
Institute for Public Policy Research
The Institute for Public Policy Research is the UK's leading progressive think tank, producing cutting edge research and innovative policy ideas for a just, democratic and sustainable world. Type: Research Institution | Topic: Democracy / Rule of Law |