Syria Sanctions Fact Sheet

Existing sanctions and future steps the U.S. Administration should take.

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Published on May 31, 2012

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Administration Urged to

Resume Processing

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Expires

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the Trump Administration to

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A Sign of Desperation:

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Addressing Barriers to the

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Administration Acts to

Prevent Some Syrian and

Other Refugees from Being

Denied Protection in United

States

Washington, D.C. – Human

Rights First welcomes

today’s announcement that

the United States will take

important steps to address

impediments facing

refugees waiting to be…

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-Syrian Refugees

Administration Announces

Increased Aid for Syrian

Refugees, More Efforts

Needed

New York City – Human

Rights First today

welcomed the

announcement that the

United States has

committed an additional

$925 million in humanitarian

aid and support for Syrian…

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-Syrian Refugees

Administration Should Detail

Broader Strategy During

Syria AUMF Debate

Washington, D.C. – As

Members of Congress

consider the

administration’s proposal to

launch military strikes

against Syria, Human Rights

First today urged lawmakers

to ensure…

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-Syrian Refugees

Administration to Set

Refugee Admissions Cap at

All-Time Low

Washington, D.C.—Following

reports that the

administration is

considering dropping the

number of admitted

refugees to an all-time low

for fiscal year 2018, Human

Rights First…

Press

-Syrian Refugees

Administration Urged to

Resume Processing

Refugees as 90-Day Ban

Expires

Washington, D.C.—Human

Rights First today calls on

the Trump Administration to

resume processing of

refugees from 11 countries

that had been subjected to

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do so without regard to

race, gender, creed, or

religion. Veterans are as

diverse as America

itself—but if there is one…

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International Olympic

Committee

(IOC) announced that it will

sponsor an all-refugee team

to compete at the Summer

Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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Values

Washington, D.C. – Human

Rights First today urged the

Senate to reject the

American Security Against

Foreign Enemies Act (H.R.

4038), a bill that would…

Press

-Syrian Refugees

5 Things You Should Know

About Chemical Weapons

and International Law

Syrian rebels have accused

the Assad regime of

perpetrating a chemical

weapons attack on civilians

in a village

outside Damascus. This

attack – which is said to…

Fact Sheets

-Syrian Refugees

A Death in Limbo: How one

refugee family’s loss

demonstrates the toll of

resettlement backlogs

By Eleanor Acer This blog is

cross-posted from

the Huffington Post:

Sometimes it only takes the

suffering of one to drive

home the pain of

thousands. Last week I…

Blog

-Syrian Refugees

A Sign of Desperation:

Syrian Refugees are Selling

Their Organs

The BBC reports that organ

trafficking is a flourishing

business in Lebanon as

desperate Syrian refugees

sell parts of their bodies to

try to survive. One Syrian…

Blog

-Syrian Refugees

Addressing Barriers to the

Resettlement of Vulnerable

Syrian and Other Refugees

Nearly three years since the

onset of violence in Syria,

more than 2.4 million

Syrians have fled to

neighboring countries,

many with little hope of…

Fact Sheets

-Syrian Refugees

Administration Acts to

Prevent Some Syrian and

Other Refugees from Being

Denied Protection in United

States

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Rights First welcomes

today’s announcement that

the United States will take

important steps to address

impediments facing

refugees waiting to be…

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