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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Omniglot, Writing Systems and Languages of the World
The site contains details of most alphabets and other writing systems currently in use. It also includes multilingual texts, tips on learning languages, a book store and a ever-growing collection of links to language-related resources Type: Reference Information |
Online Burma/Myanmar Library
The Online Burma/Myanmar Library is a database which functions as an annotated, classified and hyperlinked index to full texts of individual Burma documents on the Internet. Type: Reference Information | Topic: Country Profiles/Information |
Perry-Castañeda Library Maps Collection
Type: Reference Information | Topic: Maps / Geographical Information |
Project MUSE, John Hopkins University
Project MUSE is a unique collaboration between libraries and publishers providing 100% full-text, affordable and user-friendly online access to over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers. Type: Reference Information |
Refugee Caselaw Site, University of Michigan Law School
This site is designed to assist judges, advocates, and policymakers around the world to access leading court decisions that interpret the refugee definition set by the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol. Type: Reference Information | Topic: Legal Systems |
Refugee Studies Centre: Forced Migration Review
"Forced Migration Review (FMR) is published three times a year in English, Arabic, Spanish and French by the Refugee Studies Centre of the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. FMR is available free of charge in print and online. Since it was launched in 1987 it has gained a global reputation as the most widely read publication on refugee and internal displacement issues." (from website) Type: Reference Information | Topic: Refugees / Internally Displaced Persons |
Refugee Survey Quarterly
"The Refugee Survey Quarterly is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on the challenges of forced migration from multidisciplinary and policy-oriented perspectives. Refugee Survey Quarterly provides a vehicle for wide-ranging analyses and exploration of forced migration related issues." (from website) Type: Reference Information | Topic: Refugees / Internally Displaced Persons |
ReliefWeb
ReliefWeb is the world's leading on-line gateway to information (documents and maps) on humanitarian emergencies and disasters. Type: Reference Information | Topic: Humanitarian Assistance / Emergency Response |
ReliefWeb - Afghanistan
Type: Reference Information | Topic: Country Profiles/Information |
ReliefWeb - Aland Islands (Finland)
Type: Reference Information | Topic: Country Profiles/Information |