Refugee Protection: A feminist way forward

On International Women’s Day 2021, we hosted a short and lively discussion between prominent refugee women leaders Alphonsine Kabagabo, Marchu Girma and Zrinka Bralo, and chaired by Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, on our feminist vision for a supportive and humane asylum process. Seventy years ago, the Refugee Convention was born in international recognition of the fact that some people need to move to seek protection from persecution. It was written by men and it did not consider the unique experiences of women who need to cross borders to seek safety – we wer… Video by YouTube channel.