Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre

www.hkrac.org

The Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre is the only not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing free legal advice and assistance to refugees making claims for asylum before the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Hong Kong. Legal recognition as a refugee is the first step in enabling a refugee to rebuild their life and since our establishment in 2007, we have supported over 800 refugees and their families in their claims for protection.

Without our legal assistance, many cases are mistakenly rejected because refugees rarely understand international refugee law or the process of applying for asylum, or because the refugee is traumatized and unable to give their history in a coherent and legally relevant manner.

Alongside our core staff team, we support refugees through the process of applying for protection in Hong Kong by recruiting, training and supervising a team of volunteer lawyers, caseworkers and interpreters. Your donation will enable us to provide this life-saving advice to even more refugees, recruit and train more volunteer caseworkers and interpreters, and promote refugees' rights throughout Hong Kong.

香港難民援助中心（HKRAC）是香港唯一為難民提供免費法律諮詢與協助的非營利組織，致力協助難民向聯合國難民署（UNHCR）申請香港庇護。難民想過新的生活，必須先經法律承認其難民身份，本中心於2007年設立，至今已協助超過800位難民及其家屬申請庇護。

在無法律協助的情況下，許多申請案件常因聯合國難民署誤判而退回，因為難民大多不諳國際難民法，也不懂申請庇護的程序；有人更身心嚴重受創，無法有條理地描述自己的遭遇及清楚提供難民署裁決所需的資料，因而申請遭拒。

除了核心運作團隊，香港難民援助中心也招募律師、社工與翻譯員擔任義工。義工將接受培訓，並在負責人帶領之下，協助難民申請香港庇護。您的每一分捐助，都有莫大裨益，我們將能幫助更多難民，提供重要的諮詢協助，也可以招募並訓練更多義工，一起為香港的難民權利奮鬥！