Migration
Asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants often move together along the same dangerous routes using similar means of travel. While people on the move have different motivations and legal statues, everyone is protected by international human rights. Danish Refugee Council (DRC) works across the world from a route-based approach to protect and assist people on the move.
Every year, people embark on dangerous migration journeys because staying home is no longer an option. They face violence at borders, pushbacks, detention, discrimination, and uncertainty at every step — all while simply trying to find safety, better social and economic opportunities, or reunite with family. Many lose everything along the way.
To safeguard human rights, DRC provides protection and humanitarian assistance to people on the move, and undertakes advocacy for the protection of people’s rights, regardless of legal status.
DRC puts protection at the core of its response to people moving in mixed migration flows. Everyone on the move, regardless of status, mode of travel and country of origin, must have their fundamental human rights upheld.
DRC operations provide legal aid, document human rights violations, offer safe spaces, and support those who have survived traumatic journeys. We use this knowledge to advocate for rights-based and humane policies on asylum and migration. DRC does not encourage or discourage migration; we aim to ensure people are able to claim their rights and make informed decisions in safety and dignity.
News
“Salimos con lo puesto”: despojo, desaparición y huida de dos hermanas en Honduras
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Documents
DRC recommendations on the proposed Return Regulation
DRC policy brief on the proposed Return Regulation
Experiences of Return and Reintegration. Voices of returnees from Denmark to Iraq
