Nov 1, 2002 · The core definition of a "refugee" is contained in the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of …

Jul 16, 2024 · American leaders of all political stripes lament the nation’s broken asylum system, but they also fall lockstep into short-sighted, reactive fixes that don’t solve the underlying …

Sep 16, 2016 · Refugees are people who are outside their home country and have a well-founded fear of returning home. They flee armed conflict, generalized violence, or persecution based …

Is climate change a major driver of migration and displacement? From where are people leaving, and where are they going? This informative primer, a Climate Migration 101 of sorts, provides …

Dec 12, 2025 · Human Rights Watch’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Division defends the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, displaced people, and migrants worldwide. We investigate rights …

Sep 10, 2025 · Refugee & Asylum Policy Tens of millions of people around the globe have been forcibly displaced by conflict, natural disaster, or persecution, seeking refuge either …

Nov 12, 2025 · Asylum Seekers Asylum seekers ask for protection after arriving in the host country, unlike refugees who are granted protected status outside of the host country. While …

The Many Terms to Describe Immigrants Different terms are used to describe people born abroad who are in the United States to live, work, study, or seek protection permanently or …

Jul 20, 2023 · Researchers often seek to predict how many people will move due to climate change, but beyond the inherent forecasting difficulties, their work is complicated by the fact …

Mar 24, 2022 · What’s in a name? Terms used to refer to people crossing international borders are frequently debated and often evolve, amid efforts to shape the narrative and changing …