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The struggle for protection: Resettled refugees reflect on seeking asylum in Asia and the Middle East

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Executive Summary

This report is based on the results of a listening study commissioned by the Refugee Council of Australia. It documents the experiences - in refugee camps or countries of first asylum - of Chin, Karen and Iraqi refugees and humanitarian entrants to Australia. Drawing on the findings of interviews and focus group discussions with 53 individuals, the report aims to document respondents' experiences of seeking protection, including community based protection strategies. A secondary aim of the report is to document individuals' contact with, and perceptions of, nongovernment organisations (NGOs), and to outline their suggestions in relation to improving protection practices. The overall aim of the listening study is to deepen NGOs awareness of the protection-related issues faced by these refugee communities in countries of first asylum. It forms part of a wider Mainstreaming Protection project conducted by a number of Australian faith-based non-government organisations, coordinated by Caritas Australia and funded by the Australian Agency for International Development.