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Report May 2024

Navigating Humanitarian AI: Lessons Learned from Building a Chatbot Proof-of-Concept

Kevin Cole

Refugee Solidarity Network

As AI technology advances and becomes more accessible, the humanitarian aid sector faces opportunities to enhance aid delivery but also significant challenges in responsible AI adoption. This report reflects on RSN's exploration of Large Language Models (LLMs) for chatbots to improve asylum-seekers' access to legal information.

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Report Oct 2022

Impact Assessment: Achieving Legal Protection, Organizational Resilience and Localization

Kevin Cole

Refugee Solidarity Network & Refugee Rights Turkey

This report takes stock of the achievements made possible through seven years of partnership engagement between RSN and RRT by analyzing both quantitative and qualitative metrics of joint RSN-RRT activities and demonstrating the impact of these interventions on their intended beneficiaries.

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Report Oct 2022

Undoing Precarity: Elevating Positive Practices for Refugee Protection in South and Southeast Asia

Kevin Cole

Refugee Solidarity Network & Open Society Foundations

This report examines a number of legislative, judicial and administrative practices concerning refugees, stateless individuals and others facing precarious legal status across six countries located in South and Southeast Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Report Jul 2022

Reuniting Families: Opportunities and Challenges for Refugees in Turkey

Kevin Cole

Refugee Solidarity Network & Refugee Rights Turkey

This report analyzes family reunification opportunities and practicalities in one of the world's largest refugee hosting contexts: Turkey. Derived from first-hand case analysis of family reunification support provided to unaccompanied minors in Turkey.

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Report Jul 2022

Considering the Protection Needs of Afghan Refugees in a Regional Context: Pakistan, Iran and Turkey

Kevin Cole

Refugee Solidarity Network & Refugee Rights Turkey

This report outlines the outcomes of a multi-country convening held in Istanbul in May of 2022 regarding the protection needs of Afghan asylum-seekers living and moving through the region spanning from Pakistan to Turkey.

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Journal Article Oct 2021

The Peril and Potential of Ambiguity: How National Laws and Policies Can Strengthen and Protect the Rights of Rohingya Refugees

Sumaiya Islam, Coline Schupfer, Zaid Hydari, Alex Zetes, Kevin Cole

Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law

Against a backdrop of toughening governmental stances towards refugees, migrants, and stateless persons in the Asia-Pacific region, there is a renewed urgency to consider possibilities for the expansion of protection and access to rights and services to those who normally face exclusion.

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Report Oct 2021

Beyond Refuge: Advancing Legal Protections for Rohingya Communities in Bangladesh

Kevin Cole

Refugee Solidarity Network & Bangladesh Legal Aid Trust

This report examines relevant national laws and policies and outlines how they may be applied to improve the current situation of Rohingya refugees (and in some instances of other non-citizen groups) in Bangladesh.

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Press Aug 2021

If Biden wants to work with Mexico on migration and asylum, he might start talking to Mexican NGOs

Kevin Cole, Zaid Hydari, Ana Martín Gíl, Kelsey Norman

Washington Post

This article highlights the need for increased involvement of national-level NGOs in Mexico within the scope of regional responses to migration and asylum management.

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Report Jun 2021

Strengthening Mexico's Asylum System through Cross-Border Civil Society Engagement

Kelsey Norman, Ana Martín Gíl, Kevin Cole, Zaid Hydari

Rice University Baker Institute for Public Policy

Based on the results of a survey conducted in March 2021, we argue that Mexico's asylum system can be strengthened by bolstering transnational cooperation between Mexican civil society organizations and U.S. policymakers and NGOs.

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