The following links will redirect you to other websites that may be of some interest. The brief explanation for each site has been taken from their existing material. The Immigrant Centre DOES NOT accept any responsibility for the contents of these sites.
International Links
American Refugee Committee
www.arcrelief.org
The American Refugee Committee (ARC) is a non-profit, non-sectarian, humanitarian organization working for the survival, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons affected by war. ARC works with uprooted people to help them rebuild productive lives of dignity, purpose and self-sufficiency while always striving to respect their cultures and values.
Amnesty International
www.amnesty.org
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all. We have more than 2.2 million members and subscribers in more than 150 countries and regions and we coordinate this support to act for justice on a wide range of issues.
European Council on Refugees and Exiles
www.ecre.org
The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) is an organization established in 1973 for cooperation between more than 50 non-governmental organizations in Europe concerned with refugees.
Human Rights Watch
www.hrw.org
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. We investigate and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable.
We challenge governments and those who hold power to end abusive practices and respect international human rights law. We enlist the public and the international community to support the cause of human rights for all.
InterAction
www.interaction.org
The American Council for Voluntary International Action is the nation’s largest coalition of international development, disaster relief and refugee assistance agencies. InterAction’s members include more than 150 US-based non-profit organizations, large and small, including secular and religious groups. Member organizations all share the same basic goals of easing human suffering and strengthening people’s ability to help themselves. InterAction coordinates and promotes these activities and helps to ensure that goals are met in an ethical and cost-efficient manner.
National Immigration Forum
www.immigrationforum.org
The National Immigration Forum supports the reunification of families, the rescue and resettlement of refugees fleeing persecution, and the equal treatment of immigrants under the law. We encourage immigrants to become U.S. citizens and promote cooperation and understanding between immigrants and other Americans.
OneWorld Online
www.oneworld.net
OneWorld Online is a partnership: over 100 organizations working for human rights and sustainable development. We are working together to broadcast an alternative world agenda, an agenda for a fairer world.
OXFAM International
www.oxfam.org
Oxfam International is a confederation of 12 organizations working together in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice. With many of the causes of poverty global in nature, members of Oxfam International believe they can achieve greater impact in addressing issues of poverty by their collective efforts.
Refugees International
www.refintl.org
Founded in 1979 in response to the forced repatriation of thousands of Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees, Refugees International provides early warning in crises of mass exodus. It seeks to serve as the advocate of the unrepresented -- the refugee.
United Nations High Commission for Refugees
www.unhcr.ch
Helping the world's refugees is the job of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which was created by the U.N. General Assembly and began work in 1951. The total number of people who come under UNHCR’s concern rose from 17 million in 1991 to a record 27 million in 1995. Over the past two years, the number had gone down, reaching more than 22 million at 1 January 1997. Nevertheless, it still represents one out of every 255 people on this planet.
