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Country Conditions Research
The websites below can be helpful in researching current country conditions:
Amnesty International
:
http://www.amnesty.org/
European Country of Origin Information Network
:
http://www.ecoi.net/
Human Rights Watch -
Documents by Country:
http://www.hrw.org/
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB)
, National Documentation Packages on various countries:
http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/research/ndp/index_e.htm
UK Home Office
- Country of Origin Information Service:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/country_reports.html
UNHCR
Handbook on Procedure And Criteria For Determining
Refugee Status
Gender Related Persecution, Guidelines On International
Protection
Religion-Based Refugee Claims, Guidelines On International
Protection
Membership of a particular social group, Guidelines on
International Protection
An introduction to international protection – Protection Persons
Of Concern To UNHCR, Self study model 1
Refugees status determination – Identifying Who is A Refugee,
self study model 2
Refworld:
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain
UNHCR Country Specific Data
Afghanistan- UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Afghanistan
Iraq - UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Iraq
Eritrea - UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Eritrea
UNHCR in Syria
US Department of State
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices:
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt
The most recent country reports can be found at:
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/index.htm
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