This section lists some of the organisations, projects and networks whose work relates to asylum and to refugee women.
Please send us any suggestions you have for additions.
Refugee and migrant
Refugee Women/gender and asylum
| Organization | Website Link |
|---|---|
| Centre for Gender and Refugee Studies, UC Hastings (US) | https://cgrs.uclawsf.edu/ |
| Gender and Sexuality Programme (G&S), Refugee Law Project, Makerere University (Uganda) | https://refugeelawproject.org/ |
| European Network for Migrant Women | https://www.migrantwomennetwork.org/ |
| European Women Lobby | https://www.womenlobby.org/ |
| New Women Connectors (NWC) | https://www.newwomenconnectors.com/ |
| Safety4Sisters | https://www.safety4sisters.org/ |
| Sexual and gender-based violence in the refugee crisis: from displacement to arrival (SEREDA) (UK) | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/superdiversity-institute/sereda/ |
| SEEK Research Network | https://www.seekresearchnetwork.eu/ |
| Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Claims of Asylum (SOGICA) (UK) | https://www.sogica.org/en/ |
| Swim Project Alberodellavita | https://swim-project.alberodellavita.org/ |
| Red Cross (UK) SGBV support | https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-help/get-help-as-a-refugee/safe-women-in-migration |
| Refugee Women Connect | https://www.refugeewomenconnect.org.uk/ |
| Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) Manchester | https://www.wastmanchester.com/ |
| Women for Refugee Women (UK) | https://www.refugeewomen.co.uk/ |
| Women’s Refugee Commission | https://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/ |
Guidelines on Gender, Women and Asylum
UNHCR and some states have published guidelines on gender and/or refugee women for asylum decision-makers:
UNHCR
UNHCR (1991) Guidelines on the Protection of Refugee Women. https://www.unhcr.org/media/guidelines-protection-refugee-women
UNHCR (1995) Sexual Violence Against Refugees: Guidelines on Prevention and Response https://www.unhcr.org/media/sexual-violence-against-refugees-guidelines-prevention-and-response-unhcr
UNHCR (2002) Guidelines on International Protection No. 1: Gender‑Related Persecution https://www.unhcr.org/media/guidelines-international-protection-no-1-gender-related-persecution-within-context-article-1a
UNHCR (2002) Guidelines on International Protection No. 2: Membership of a Particular Social Group https://www.unhcr.org/media/guidelines-international-protection-no-2-membership-particular-social-group-within-context
UNHCR (2003) Sexual and Gender‑Based Violence against Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Guidelines for Prevention and Response www.unhcr.org/media/sexual-and-gender-based-violence-against-refugees-returnees-and-internally-displaced-persons
UNHCR (2006) Guidelines on International Protection No. 7: The Application of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees to Victims of Trafficking and Persons at Risk of Being Trafficked www.unhcr.org/media/guidelines-international-protection-no-7-application-article-1a-2-1951-convention-and-or-0
UNHCR (2008) UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls, January 2008 www.unhcr.org/publications/unhcr-handbook-protection-women-and-girls
UNHCR (2009) Guidelines on International Protection No. 8 Child Asylum Claims under Articles 1(A)2 and 1(F) of the 1951 Convention and/or 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugee www.unhcr.org/media/unhcr-guidelines-international-protection-no-9-claims-refugee-status-based-sexual-orientation
UNHCR (2012) Guidelines on International Protection No. 9: Sexual orientation and gender identity. UNHCR (2018) Policy on Gender, Age and Diversity www.unhcr.org/sites/default/files/legacy-pdf/5aa13c0c7.pdf
Australia
DIMA (1996) ‘Guidelines on gender issues for decision makers’ International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 9 (special issue) 1996, pp.195–212 https://academic.oup.com/ijrl/article/9/Special_Issue/195/2884391
Canada
IRB (2022) Chairperson’s Guideline 4: Gender Considerations in Proceedings Before the Immigration and Refugee Board https://irb.gc.ca/en/legal-policy/policies/Pages/GuideDir04.aspx
Norway
Guidelines on gender related persecution (in Norwegian) https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumenter/retningslinjer-om-kjonnsrelatert-forfolg/id696289/
Guidelines on applications concerning applications based on persecution on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (in Norwegian) https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumenter/g042012-ikrafttredelse-av-endringer-i--2/id686817/
Sweden
Swedish Migration Board (2001) Gender-Based Persecution: Guidelines for Investigation and Evaluation of the Needs of Women for Protection https://evaw-global-database.unwomen.org/es/countries/europe/sweden/2002/swedish-migration-board---guidelines-for-investigation-and-assessment-of-women-s-need-for-protection
Updated version 2021 (in Swedish only) https://lifos.migrationsverket.se/dokument?documentSummaryId=45493
UK
Home Office (2018) Gender issues in the asylum claim https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/699703/gender-issues-in-the-asylum-claim-v3.pdf
