Useful links

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

OrganizationWebsite Link
Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN)https://aprrn.org/
Asyloshttps://www.asylos.eu/
Asylum Accesshttps://asylumaccess.org/
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)https://asrc.org.au/
Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) https://www.biduk.org/
British Red Cross (BRC) https://www.redcross.org.uk/
Coventry Asylum and Refugee Action Group (CARAG) https://www.carag.co.uk/
European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)https://euaa.europa.eu/
Equal Rights Beyond Borders https://www.equal-rights.org/
Forced Migration Current Awareness bloghttps://fm-cab.blogspot.com/
Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network (GAIN)https://globalcompactrefugees.org/compact-action/initiatives/about-global-academic-interdisciplinary-network
Human Rights Watchhttps://www.hrw.org/
International Organization for Migration (IOM)https://www.iom.int/
International Refugee Rights Initiativehttp://refugee-rights.org/
Kent Refugee Action Network (KRAN) https://kran.org.uk/
Migrant Legal Actionhttps://www.together-uk.org/southwark-wellbeing-hub/directory/migrant-legal-action/
Migrant Voicehttps://www.migrantvoice.org/
Portuguese Refugee Councilhttps://www.egnetwork.eu/member/portugese-refugee-council/
Rainbow Migrationhttps://www.rainbowmigration.org.uk/
Refugee Actionhttps://www.refugee-action.org.uk/
Refugee Councilhttps://act.refugeecouncil.org.uk/
Refugees Internationalhttps://www.refugeesinternational.org/
REFworldhttps://www.refworld.org/
Resettlement Plushttps://resettlement.plus/
Right to Remainhttps://righttoremain.org.uk/
Scottish Refugee Councilhttps://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)https://www.unhcr.org/

Refugee Women/gender and asylum

OrganizationWebsite 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 Womenhttps://www.migrantwomennetwork.org/
European Women Lobbyhttps://www.womenlobby.org/
New Women Connectors (NWC)https://www.newwomenconnectors.com/
Safety4Sistershttps://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 Networkhttps://www.seekresearchnetwork.eu/
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Claims of Asylum (SOGICA) (UK)https://www.sogica.org/en/
Swim Project Alberodellavitahttps://swim-project.alberodellavita.org/
Red Cross (UK) SGBV supporthttps://www.redcross.org.uk/get-help/get-help-as-a-refugee/safe-women-in-migration
Refugee Women Connecthttps://www.refugeewomenconnect.org.uk/
Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) Manchesterhttps://www.wastmanchester.com/
Women for Refugee Women (UK)https://www.refugeewomen.co.uk/
Women’s Refugee Commissionhttps://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