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About

The Center for Asylum Protection (CAP) is a legal aid office for asylum-seekers and refugees in Thailand. Our team provides advice and assistance with UNHCR’s refugee status determination procedure and other legal issues asylum-seekers and refugees may experience in Thailand.

CAP is a part of the People Serving People Foundation, a Thai refugee NGO.

What we do

Refugee Status Determination

CAP represents refugees and asylum seekers at different stages of the UNHCR Refugee Status Determination process. We provide advice on international refugee law, assist with evidence analysis and research on country of origin information, and draft legal documents supporting refugee status determination applications. CAP operates under the Nairobi Code of Ethics.

Protection

CAP provides protection services on a wide range of issues that affect urban refugees, including arrest and detention, child protection, sexual and gender-based violence, legal identity, and access to social services. CAP monitors legal, political, security, and other developments that impact the protection environment of refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand.

Advocacy

In collaboration and coordination with legal aid and human rights organizations in Thailand, CAP advocates for the protection of refugees and asylum seekers. CAP strives to promote the protection of the rights of refugees in Thailand, including respect for the principle of non-refoulement, the campaign to end immigration detention, and access to health care, education, and other services in Thailand. CAP is a member of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network.

Bangkok

Internships

CAP hosts legal interns wishing to work with refugee rights. Please send us a cover letter, CV, and a writing sample if you are interested.

Contact us

Write to us at info@capthailand.org or call us at +66-(0)2 116 0405.