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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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 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 |
International Human Rights Law Institute, DePaul University
The Institute is dedicated to developing and promoting international human rights law and international criminal justice through fieldwork, research and documentation, publications, and advocacy. Type: Academic Institutions | Topic: Legal Systems |
International Migration Institute (IMI), University of Oxford
The IMI is committed to developing a long-term and comprehensive perspective on global migration dynamics. Type: Academic Institutions | Topic: Migration |
Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law
Type: Academic Institutions | Topic: Legal Systems |
Project on Extrajudicial Executions, New York University School of Law
Type: Academic Institutions | Topic: Human Rights |
Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
"The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is an independent academic institution. The Institute is named after Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat, in order to honour his work in the cause of humanity." (from website) Type: Academic Institutions | Topic: Human Rights |
School of Peace and Conflict Management, Royal Roads University
Type: Academic Institutions | Topic: Conflict Studies/Prevention |
Sussex Centre for Migration Research, University of Sussex
Through its research projects the Centre seeks to influence both understanding of migration and the policies that affect migrants. Type: Academic Institutions | Topic: Migration |