Fact Sheet

World Refugee Day 2016: Family Detention at Two Years

June 16, 2016

Two years ago on June 20, 2014—on World Refugee Day, ironically—the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced plans to significantly increase its capacity to detain…

Learn More

Germany: Antisemitism, Xenophobia, and Far-Right Extremism

April 22, 2016

Germany is facing a tipping point.

Germany is Europe’s economic and political lynchpin; as such, Germany is positioned to play a leadership role in a…

Learn More

Gen. Lehnert: Statement for the Record—The Need to Shutter Guantanamo

March 23, 2016

The goal of terrorism is to change behavior and to make us live in fear. On 9/11 America changed.

In September 2001 I was a…

Learn More

International Human Rights Defense Act

March 17, 2016

Supporters: Advocates for Youth, American Jewish World Service, Human Rights Campaign, and Human Rights First

In the last several years, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and…

Learn More

Hate Crime Report Card

March 16, 2016

The Hate Crime Report Card is a unique online tool that examines hate crime laws in the 56 States that comprise the Organization for Security…

Learn More

National Security Voices on Refugee Resettlement

March 14, 2016

IN RESPONSE to misguided anti-refugee proposals, an array of prominent and well-respected former government officials and national security advisors have raised their voices to emphasize the…

Learn More

Far-right Parties in European Elections

March 11, 2016

The past decade has seen the ascendance of several far-right political parties across Europe. These groups—many of which have been roundly criticized for their antisemitic,…

Learn More