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RAFIQ, established in 2002, has supported asylum seekers who fall under the category of ‘refugee’ in accordance with the 1951 UN Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol. We focus on refugees in the Kansai region not having any other supporters in Japan. We offer a broad range of services including legal support, social support, and even livelihood support to needy refugees. We believe that Japan should do its part better in the international community by taking a humanitarian approach towards refugee issues. Everyone including refugees should be granted basic human rights, and we have made policy recommendations to the Japanese government. As understanding and cooperation of citizens are also important in order to promote refugees’ human rights, we actively engage in educational activities to let more people know about refugee issues in Japan. All RAFIQ members are unpaid volunteers. We, as one of grassroots civic movements here in Osaka, work constantly and passionately on refugee is

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