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 (en Espanol: Codigo de Nairobi) to which all members of the Network agreed to abide.
Member organisations:
Africa Middle East Refugee Assistance
Egypt/UK
Contact(s): gabdelrazek [at] amera-uk [dot] org (Gassar Abdel-Razek), tmahrous [at] amera-uk [dot] org (Tarek Mahrous)
Contact(s): ancorw [at] ancorw [dot] org (Liiane Lukoki), navamalula [dot] ancorw [at] gmail [dot] com (Nava Malula)
Asian Women's Human Rights Council
Australia
Contact(s): linda [dot] bartolomei [at] unsw [dot] edu [dot] au (Linda Bartolomei), rebecca [dot] eckert [at] unsw [dot] edu [dot] au (Rebecca Eckert)
Association for the Defense of Refugee Rights (ADR)
Burundi/Association pour la défense des droits des refugies au Burundi
Burundi
Contact(s): mutaswef [at] yahoo [dot] fr (Swedi Fataki Mutambala), Safi Kisasa
USA
Contact(s): jessica [dot] therkelsen [at] asylumaccess [dot] org (Jessica Therkelson), emily [at] asylumaccess [dot] org (Emily Arnold-Fernandez)
Hong Kong
Contact(s): xuan [at] barnesdaly [dot] com (Marc Daly)
Center for Forced Migration Studies (Northwestern University)
USA
Contact(s): g-ruffer [at] northwestern [dot] edu (Galya Ruffer), cfms [at] northwestern [dot] edu (Briar Goldberg)
Centre for Refugee Research (University of New South Wales)
Australia
Contact(s): eileen [dot] pittaway [at] gmail [dot] com (Eileen Pittaway)
Droits Humains Sans Frontières
Democratic Republic of Congo
Contact(s): franckamunga [at] yahoo [dot] fr (Franck Kamunga Cibangu), Babukalonji [at] yahoo [dot] fr (Christophe Kalonji)
Egyptian Foundation for Refugee Rights *
Egypt
Contact(s): martindavidjones [at] gmail [dot] com (Martin Jones), bayoumi [dot] mohamed [at] yahoo [dot] com (Mohammed Bayoumi)
UK
Contact(s): barbara [at] fahamu [dot] org (Barbara Harrell-Bond), vicky [at] fahamu [dot] org (Victoria Goodban)
Lebanon
Contact(s): samiratrad [at] fastmail [dot] fm (Samira Trad), nfo [at] frontiersruwad [dot] org (Ghida Frangieh)
Gonggam - Korean Public Interest Lawyers Group
South Korea
Contact(s): hopenvision [at] naver [dot] com (Pillkyu Hwang), mashil049 [at] gmail [dot] com (Youngah Park)
Poland
Contact(s): przybyslawska [at] pomocprawna [dot] org (Katarzyna Przybyslawska), pajura [at] pomocprawna [dot] org (Magda Pajura)
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (Kenya)
Kenya
Contact(s): anne [dot] hiaskenya [at] gmail [dot] com (Anne Wambugli), mark [dot] hetfield [at] hias [dot] org (Mark Hetfield)
Turkey
Contact(s): zaid [at] hyd [dot] org [dot] tr (Zaid Hydari), susanne [at] hyd [dot] org [dot] tr (Susanne)
Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre *
Hong Kong
Contact(s): sjones [at] hkrac [dot] org (Stephanie Jones), ramador [at] hkrac [dot] org (Raquel Amador)
Indonesia Legal Aid Foundation (YLHBI)
Indonesia
Contact(s): erna [dot] ratnaningsih [at] ylbhi [dot] or [dot] id (Erna Ratnaningsih), alvon [at] ylbhi [dot] or [dot] id (Alvon Kurnia Palma)
USA/Turkey
Contact(s): d [dot] abadi [at] irainc [dot] org (Deljou Abadi)
Iraqi Refugee Assistance Program *
USA
Contact(s): bheller [at] iraqirefugee [dot] us (Becca Heller), kelseylundgren [at] gmail [dot] com (Kelsey Lundgren)
Japan Association for Refugees
Japan
Contact(s): ban [at] refugee [dot] or [dot] jp (Megumi Ban), ishikawa [at] refugee [dot] or [dot] jp (Eri Ishikawa)
Italy
Contact(s): mgallaghersj [at] gmail [dot] com (Michael Gallagher)
South Africa
Contact(s): gina [at] lhr [dot] org [dot] za (Gina Snyman), kaajal [at] lhr [dot] org [dot] za (Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh)
Zambia
Contact(s): salan [at] zamnet [dot] zm (Mary S Chisanga), mulengapaul [at] gmail [dot] com (Paul Mulenga)
ORAM (Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration)
USA
Contact: Neil Grungras
Kenya
Contact(s): refcon [at] rckkenya [dot] org (Eunice Mdonga), refcon [at] rckkenya [dot] org (Lucy Kiama), leila [at] rckkenya [dot] org (Leila Muriithia)
Uganda
Contact(s): dir [at] refugeelawproject [dot] org (Chris Dolan), kene [dot] esom [at] refugeelawproject [dot] org (Kene Esom)
Struggle for Change Pakistan
Pakistan
Contact(s): Madawa [at] comsats [dot] net [dot] pk (Khalida Salimi)
Tel Aviv University Refugee Rights Program
Israel
Contact(s): anatbd [at] post [dot] tau [dot] ac [dot] il (Anat Ben-Dor), yuvallivnat [at] gmail [dot] com (Yuval Livnat)
U.S. Committee for Refugeees and Immigrants
USA
Contact(s): llimon [at] uscridc [dot] org (Livinia Limon), ASeiler [at] USCRIDC [dot] org (Alison Seiler)
University of Cape Town Legal Aid Clinic *
South Africa
Contact(s): fatima [dot] khan [at] uct [dot] ac [dot] za (Fatima Khan), justin [dot] dejager [at] uct [dot] ac [dot] za (Justin Dejager)
Senegal
Contact(s): sniass [at] yahoo [dot] fr (Sadikh Niass), balde992002 [at] yahoo [dot] fr (Djibril Balde)
* - Member of SRLAN Steering Committee. The Fahamu Refugee Programme are the current SRLAN Secretariat.
The SRLAN invites new members in the refugee legal aid sector from around the world. The SRLAN Charter (2007) (en Espanol: SRLAN Constitucion) outlines its objectives and membership requirements and the SRLAN Bylaws (en Espanol: Estatutos) 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 barbara [at] fahamu [dot] org (SRLAN Secretariat).
