There are more than ten million displaced people in the Great Lakes region of Africa and millions more living in an environment of current or recent conflict. Within this context, there has been movement toward terminating the refugee status of certain groups of refugees in the region through the legal mechanism of cessation outlined in the 1951 Refugee Convention. Terminating the legal status for different refugee populations in the Great Lakes region would have serious implications both for the individual refugees who would be subject to forced return as well as for regional security and governance. In 2012, the clinic began a collaboration with the International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI), a refugee and human rights organization based in Kampala, Uganda. Clinic students provided legal analysis on the scope and proper application of international law governing when refugee status may be terminated. In addition, clinic students developed advocacy materials to ensure that refugees are informed about their rights and legal options, local advocates stand ready to assist eligible refugees to apply for exemption from the cessation process, and state authorities uphold the principles and norms of refugee, human rights, and humanitarian law.