International Refugee Rights Initiative Information

IRRI was founded in 2004 to inform and improve responses to the cycles of violence and displacement that are at the heart of large-scale human rights violations. Our vision is a world where every person feels safe and secure, be that in their own homes or elsewhere. Over the last 14 years, we have developed a holistic approach to the protection of human rights before, during, and in the aftermath of displacement, by focusing on, identifying the violations that cause displacement and exile, protecting the rights of those who are displaced, and ensuring the solutions to their displacement are durable, rights respecting, safe and timely. As a registered as a non-profit organisation in the US, the UK and Uganda with a board of seven, we work to ensure the voices of the displaced and conflict affected communities are not only heard but heeded at the international level through our evidence based advocacy that is built on solid field based research and analysis. Mission and Theory of Change Displacement is a symptom and a cause of conflict and disenfranchisement; and failures to resolve displacement are highly complex and multi-faceted and - if not managed correctly – a potential cause for future displacement. IRRI recognises that just as the causes of displacement are multiple, so are the consequences. Therefore, we do not have a “one size fits all” approach, but take a context-specific model that is comprehensive and cognisant of the commonalties in the way that issues of displacement are treated at governmental and multilateral levels. Taking this approach and recognising the interconnectivity of these issues, allows IRRI to formulate more nuanced and effective strategies of response that have a tangible impact on those whose lives and livelihoods are severely threatened. .