By Marta Welander | Director
Over the past few months, Refugee Rights Data Project has continued it field research across Europe. As you know, our aim is to investigate and document the situation of refugees, focusing specifically on human rights infringements and unmet humanitiarian standards.
Thanks to the support from people like yourself, we have been able to conduct first-hand field studies in northern France, where children and youth are sleeping rough and facing health issues, police violence and far-right abuse on a daily basis. The report 'Six Months On' can be found here:
We have also been able to research the situation in Chios, Greece, where our native-speaking researchers interviewed men, women and youth who have fled war torn places such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. The report is currently being drafted and will be shared with you through our next project report, or via our website.
Lastly, we were able to respond to a call from asylum seekers in Sweden, who were facing specific challenges in an otherwise relatively favourable environment.
In other news, we will be sharing a summary of our research findings across Europe at Amnesty International's headquarters later this month, with keynote speakers discussing children and young adults in Calais and what can be done to address their situation. Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you would like to join us.
We've also been working with a UK-based partner in schools to raise awareness of what refugee children and youth face in Europe. We're hoping to do more of this work in the coming months.
Once again, your support means so much to us. It is thanks to people like you that we are able to continue documenting the situation of refugees and displaced people, and call for sustainable action to uphold their human rights. Our research moreover helps inform the wider public about refugees, their asiprations and agency, which we hope will help de-polarise conversations and bridge gaps between 'us' and 'them.'
Thank you again, and have a lovely rest of the week!
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By Marta Welander | Director
By Marta Welander | Director
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