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About SRLAN
The Southern Refugee Legal Aid Network (SRLAN) was established in 2007 at a conference in Nairobi, Kenya. It was born out of a common understanding amongst its members that refugees are people with rights enshrined in international human rights and refugee law. However, those seeking asylum are often treated as passive victims with endless needs and their rights are regularly violated. The human suffering refugees endure often results from restrictions on their autonomy as human beings, and thus must be addressed by ensuring their ability to exercise basic rights. This is particularly challenging in the global south, where judicial institutions to redress rights violations are less developed and/or accessible. To remedy this, increasing numbers of organisations are conducting rights-based advocacy for refugees in the global south, through pro bono legal aid and/or research and policy advocacy. These organisations are bound by a common desire to foster respect for the rights of refugees in the global south.
These organisations are often unique in their countries and isolated from each other internationally. While they face common challenges, they have not had sufficient opportunities to learn from each other’s experiences. Slowly and informally, however, rights-based refugee organisations have been increasing their information sharing and coordinated advocacy. The Southern Refugee Legal Aid Network was thus initiated to formalise such cooperation, with a view to channelling disparate refugee rights organisations into a movement for refugee rights in the global south. At the time of inception, the SRLAN concluded the Nairobi Code by which all members of the Network agreed to abide. The SRLAN continues to develop and invites new members from the refugee legal aid world.
About SRLAN
The Southern Refugee Legal Aid Network (SRLAN) was set up in 2007 at a conference held in Nairobi. It is a configuration of non-governmental organisations working for the implementation of refugee rights enshrined in international human rights and refugee law.
The particular challenges that refugees face with regards access to judicial recourse in the global south have demanded an increase in rights-based advocacy for refugees, through pro bono legal aid, research and policy advocacy. The SRLAN member organisations are bound by a common desire to foster respect for the rights of refugees in the global south, whilst not all necessarily being based there. The SRLAN provides a platform for these organisations to learn from one another's experiences, and coordinate advocacy and legal challenges with the support and expertise of a network of practitioners.
The Southern Refugee Legal Aid Network was initiated to formalise cooperation, with a view to channelling disparate refugee rights organisations into a movement for refugee rights in the global south. At the time of inception, the SRLAN concluded the Nairobi Code to which all members of the Network agreed to abide.
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African Women's Advocacy Unit
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Australia
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Hong Kong
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Australia
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Egypt
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UK
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Lebanon
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South Korea
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Kenya
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Turkey
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Japan
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Italy
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Zambia
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Kenya
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Uganda
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Pakistan
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Israel
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Senegal
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* - Member of SRLAN Steering Committee The SRLAN invites new members in the refugee legal aid sector from around the world. The SRLAN Charter (2007) outlines its objectives and membership requirements and the SRLAN Bylaws aim to refine and implement the principles, vision and mission established in Nairobi and memorialised in the 2007 Charter. To apply to become a member, please contact the
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