Achile Devine Foundation - Refugee Rights & Advocacy

Defending Human Rights

Every person forced to flee their home deserves protection, dignity, and respect. Our Refugee Rights & Advocacy program works to ensure that refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced persons can access their fundamental rights and live free from discrimination, exploitation, and injustice.

Through legal aid, policy advocacy, and community empowerment, we challenge unjust systems and amplify the voices of those too often silenced.

"No one chooses to become a refugee. But everyone deserves to be treated with humanity."

Program Components

Our comprehensive approach to rights and advocacy includes:

Legal Aid

Free legal assistance for asylum applications, documentation, and protection from refoulement.

Policy Advocacy

Engaging with policymakers to promote laws and policies that protect refugee rights.

Community Paralegals

Training community members to provide basic legal information and support.

Awareness Campaigns

Educating communities and the public about refugee rights and challenges.

Coalition Building

Partnering with national and international human rights organizations.

Documentation

Recording human rights violations and advocating for accountability.

Key Issues We Address

These are the critical challenges facing refugees in our region.

Access to Asylum

Many refugees face barriers to registering their asylum claims, leaving them without legal status and vulnerable to arrest and deportation.

Freedom of Movement

Restrictions on movement limit refugees' ability to work, access services, and rebuild their lives with dignity.

Right to Work

Without the right to work legally, refugees are forced into exploitative informal labor or become dependent on aid.

Access to Education

Refugee children often struggle to enroll in schools due to documentation requirements, language barriers, and discrimination.

Detention & Refoulement

Refugees are sometimes detained arbitrarily or returned to countries where they face persecution.

Xenophobia & Discrimination

Refugees frequently face hostility, stigma, and discrimination in host communities.

Our Advocacy Actions

How we're working to create change at local, national, and international levels.

Policy Briefs

Research-based recommendations for policymakers

National

Community Dialogues

Bringing refugees and hosts together for understanding

Local

Media Campaigns

Changing narratives about refugees in the media

Public

Strategic Litigation

Challenging unjust laws through the courts

Legal

Parliamentary Engagement

Meeting with MPs to influence legislation

National

UN Treaty Bodies

Submitting shadow reports to UN committees

International

Research & Reports

Documenting human rights violations

Evidence

Public Rallies

Mobilizing communities for refugee rights

Grassroots

Success Stories

Real cases where our advocacy made a difference.

Ahmed's Case

Refugee from Somalia

After months in detention facing deportation, our legal team secured Ahmed's release and asylum status. He now works as a community interpreter helping other refugees.

Marie's Victory

Congolese refugee

When Marie was denied the right to work despite her valid asylum seeker status, we advocated for her case. The policy was changed, benefiting hundreds of other refugees.

REFUGEE RIGHTS & ADVOCACY