On Human Rights Day we ask the question: Is the Universal Declaration on Human Rights truly universal if it doesn’t guarantee human rights protections for refugees?
A study from 2021 reports that 95% of refugees experienced at least one traumatic event during transit and, on average, they experienced 10 traumatic events. A third of refugees experienced 13 or more different types of traumatic events during transit. These experiences have been documented to have multiple harmful effects of refugees’ mental health.
You can read more there Human Rights Day – Brief on the Mental Health of Refugees