Skip to main content

Main navigation

  • AJC Home
  • Who We Are
    • About AJC
    • Leadership
    • Our Impact
    • Global Offices
    • U.S. Regional Offices
    • Project Interchange
    • Alexander Young Leadership Department
    • Careers
    • Archives and History
  • Issues
    • Israel
    • Antisemitism
    • Radicalism & Extremism
    • BDS
    • Interreligious
    • Human Rights
      • Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities
      • Strengthening Human Rights Mechanisms
      • Combating Religious Intolerance
      • Safeguarding Refugees and Migrants
    • Policy Resources
  • Take Action
    • Action Alerts / Petitions
    • AJC's Call to Action Against Antisemitism
    • #TranslateHate
    • The State of Antisemitism in America Report
    • Stand with Ukraine
    • #JewishandProud
    • Disrupt Antisemitism
    • Mayors United Against Antisemitism
    • Advocacy Anywhere
  • Global Forum
  • News and Resources
    • Global Voice
    • Antisemitism Resources
    • Israel Resources
    • Iran Resources
  • Support Our Work
    • Donate
    • Donor Recognition Societies
      • National Leadership Council
      • Marshall Society
      • AJC Visionaries
        • Create Your Legacy
    • Planned Giving
  • Relevance
  • Date
  • Title

Secondary navigation

  • Languages
    • English
    • Español
    • Français
    • Deutsch
  • Global Offices
  • Media
  • Podcasts

Header Follow Links

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Donate

Safeguarding Refugees and Migrants

The Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (JBI) protects refugees when they are most vulnerable

Conflict, violence, and persecution have led to unprecedented waves of migration worldwide. Millions of migrants and refugees, more than the world has seen since WWII, are on the move, many fleeing for their lives, seeking safety.

The ongoing Syrian civil war has demonstrated how just one conflict can leave millions of people displaced and vulnerable. However, the stream of refugees worldwide also includes people from Iraq, Afghanistan, Eritrea, and elsewhere who are fleeing wars, human rights abuses, and extreme poverty.

In response to the need for protections and safeguards posed by this global refugee crisis, JBI has supported efforts to ensure that the rights of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers are upheld.

In all of JBI’s advocacy activities, we assess which human rights are being abused, and encourage diplomatic, legal, and other solutions that would protect that right – both in theory and implementation – for each individual. Through this rights-based approach, JBI and its partners seek to ensure that the rights of refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers are upheld and reinforced to protect all those who have been forcibly displaced, when they are most vulnerable. The refugee protection projects JBI has supported include:

  • Strategic litigation initiatives on behalf of unaccompanied children and torture survivor refugees;
  • Mapping and monitoring refugee reception centers and migrant detention facilities to uncover and eliminate abusive conditions;
  • Increasing refugee representation at status determination hearings;
  • National, regional, and international advocacy to enhance refugee rights in practice.

JBI continues to monitor the flows of migrants and refugees throughout the world. As the number of displaced people increases, the risk to their human rights also grows. We hope to limit that risk through the projects we support and continued advocacy that will have a lasting impact.

  • Human Rights
    • Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities
    • Strengthening Human Rights Mechanisms
    • Combating Religious Intolerance
    • Safeguarding Refugees and Migrants

Share This

Back to Top

Global Voice

graphic displaying AJC logo
AJC CEO Ted Deutch Applauds Iran’s Removal From UN Commission on Status of Women
graphic displaying AJC logo
AJC Applauds UN Human Rights Council Decision to Investigate Abuses in Iran
graphic displaying AJC logo
AJC Praises Countries Calling for UN Human Rights Council Special Session on Iran Human Rights Abuses
graphic displaying AJC logo
AJC Praises Countries Calling for UN Human Rights Council Special Session on Iran Human Rights Abuses
More AJC News and Analysis

Sign Up to Stay Informed

Stay Connected

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Donate

AJC's mission is to enhance the well-being of the Jewish people and Israel, and to advance human rights and democratic values in the United States and around the world.

© Copyright 2023 AJC

Footer menu

  • Global Voice
  • Who We Are
    • Leadership
    • Global Offices
    • Regional Offices
    • Alexander Young Leadership Department
    • Archives and History
    • Careers
  • Issues
    • Israel
    • BDS
    • Antisemitism
    • Radicalism & Extremism
    • Interreligious
    • Human Rights
  • Take Action
  • Global Forum
  • Support Our Work
    • Donate
    • Donor Recognition Societies
    • Planned Giving
  • Legal Information
    • Administrative Policies
    • Form 990
    • Impact and Financial Reports
  • Privacy Policy
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us
  • Global Offices
    • AJC Abu Dhabi: The Sidney Lerner Center for Arab-Jewish Understanding
    • AJC Africa Institute
    • AJC Asia Pacific Institute
    • AJC Berlin Lawrence and Lee Ramer Institute for German-Jewish Relations
    • AJC Paris
    • Shapiro Silverberg AJC Central Europe (Warsaw)
    • AJC Transatlantic Institute (Brussels)
    • Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs
    • AJC Jerusalem
  • Foreign Language Websites
    • AJC Berlin (German)
    • AJC Español (Spanish)
    • AJC Paris (French)