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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Human Rights Watch (HRW) - United States
Type: Non-Governmental Organizations | Topic: Country Profiles/Information |
Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM), Georgetown University
ISIM focuses on all aspects of international migration, including the causes of and potential responses to population movements, immigration and refugee law and policy, comparative migration studies, the integration of immigrants into their host societies, and the effects of international migration on social, economic, demographic, foreign policy and national security concerns. Type: Academic Institutions | Topic: Migration |
Inter-University Committee on International Migration
The Inter-University Committee on International Migration is a focal point for migration and refugee studies at member institutions, which include Boston University, Brandeis University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Harvard University, MIT, Tufts University, and Wellesley College. Type: Academic Institutions | Topic: Migration |
InterAction
InterAction is the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations, which works to overcome poverty, exclusion and suffering by advancing social justice and basic dignity for all. Type: Non-Governmental Organizations | Topic: Humanitarian Assistance / Emergency Response |
International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC in North America
Type: Non-Governmental Organizations | Topic: Country Profiles/Information |
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
The mission of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is to secure the full enjoyment of the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation or expression, gender identity or expression, and/or HIV status. Type: Non-Governmental Organizations | Topic: Sexual Orientation |
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - United States of America
Type: United Nations | Topic: Country Profiles/Information |
Legal Information Institute (LII): Federal Law Materials - Judicial Opinions
Type: Reference Information | Topic: Legal Systems |
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Founded on the belief that newly arriving populations have inherent capabilities when given opportunities, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) provides people in need with critical resources to assist them in becoming integrated members of American society. Type: Governmental Organizations | Topic: Refugees / Internally Displaced Persons |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - United States of America
Type: United Nations | Topic: Country Profiles/Information |