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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African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS)
"The ACMS is an independent, interdisciplinary and internationally engaged Africa-based centre of excellence for research and teaching that shapes global discourse on human mobility, development and social transformation. Through research, teaching and outreach ACMS is a regional leader for migration on the continent, with partnerships around the world." (from website) Type: Academic Institutions | Topic: Migration |
Asia-Pacific Migration Research Network (APMRN)
The central focus of the APMRN is the long-term role of migration and increased ethno-cultural diversity as major factors in the social transformation of the societies of the Asia-Pacific region. Type: Research Institution | Topic: Migration |
Asian Migrant Centre (AMC)
AMC operates as a monitoring, research, information, publishing, training, support and action center dedicated to the promotion of the human rights and empowerment of migrant workers and their families in Asia. Type: Research Institution | Topic: Migration |
Australian Government: Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Type: Governmental Organizations | Topic: Migration |
CERIS - The Ontario Metropolis Centre
"CERIS was established in March of 1996 as the Joint Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement (CERIS). The Centre changed its name to CERIS - The Ontario Metropolis Centre in March 2007 to better reflect its province-wide focus and its connection with The Metropolis Project. CERIS is a research knowledge creation and transfer network that focuses on the resettlement and integration of immigrants and refugees in Ontario." (from website) Type: Research Institution | Topic: Migration |
Center for Immigration Studies
"The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit, research organization. Since our founding in 1985, we have pursued a single mission - providing immigration policymakers, the academic community, news media, and concerned citizens with reliable information about the social, economic, environmental, security, and fiscal consequences of legal and illegal immigration into the United States" (from website) Type: Research Institution | Topic: Migration |
Center for Immigration Studies: News Services
The Center for Immigration Studies operates two free e-mail information services (listservs) on immigration news. Type: Research Institution | Topic: Migration |
Center for Migration Studies (CMS)
"The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) is a non-profit organization, founded in 1964. Its primary goal is to support and undertake research, and to provide a forum for debate on international migration" (from website) Type: Research Institution | Topic: Migration |
Central European Forum for Migration Research (CEFMR)
"CEFMR specialises in multidisciplinary research on international migration in Central Europe. It conducts research in demography, population statistics, modeling of migration and population, geography, migration policies, sociology and economics." (from website) Type: Research Institution | Topic: Migration |
Centre for Migration Law (CMR), Radboud University Nijmegen
The research of CMR is focused on issues surrounding migration and minority protection. The Centre aims to integrate the results of legal and empirical research through consultancy, seminars, conference organisation and publishing. Type: Academic Institutions | Topic: Migration |