Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees

Featured Publications

Yemeni girl lives with her family in a camp for displaced people

Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Issue Brief

Traditional Approaches to Displacement Are Not Working

Traditional approaches to displacement are not working, writes Baker Institute nonresident fellow and Georgetown University professor Elizabeth Ferris. For both refugees and internally displaced people, a push to promote self-reliance could be part of the solution.

The Rio Grande River, that runs down the center of this photo, marks the US-Mexico Border

Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Report

Addressing the ‘Crisis’ at the US-Mexico Border: Insights From El Paso and Ciudad Juárez

Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Commentary

Funding for Refugees Has Long Been Politicized − Punitive Action Against UNRWA and Palestinians Fits That Pattern

A family of Afghan refugees board a bus.

Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Issue Brief

Our New Afghan Neighbors: The Challenges and Opportunities of Afghan Resettlement to Houston

About the Program

The Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East’s program on Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) produces in-depth research and substantive policy recommendations to help practitioners and policymakers assess ongoing developments and improve knowledge on these critical topics. The program also hosts public lectures and policy-oriented workshops to disseminate research and build bridges between scholars, practitioners, and policymakers in the MENA region and the United States.

The program focuses on five main areas of study:

Tracking, monitoring, and promoting women’s rights in the MENA region.
Respect for human rights and inclusive citizenship by governments in the MENA region.
The rights of refugees, displaced people, and migrants residing in MENA host states.
Global trends in refugee and migration governance and the securitization of borders.
The relationship between displacement and climate change in the MENA region and worldwide.

Led by Kelsey Norman, Ph.D., fellow for the Middle East, this research program takes an interdisciplinary and human-centric approach, collaborating with partner organizations and regional scholars with a wide range of expertise. It aims not only to produce impactful and timely policy recommendations that address these areas of research but also to promote a better understanding of the intertwined factors shaping outcomes for women’s rights, human rights, and refugee rights in the MENA region and globally.

For more information:
Ana Martín Gil
Research Manager
Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East

Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: (713) 348-5637

Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Series

The series explores critical topics related to women’s rights, human rights, and refugees. It convenes scholars and practitioners from the MENA region to analyze emerging issues and develop actionable policy solutions for governments and nongovernmental organizations.