Report

Detained and Denied in Afghanistan

April 3, 2011

In August 2010, General David Petraeus, Commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, announced a shift in U.S. strategy. The United…

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The Asylum Filing Deadline

September 29, 2010

Denying Protection to the Persecuted and Undermining Governmental Efficiency

Human Rights First report calling on Congress to eliminate a technical…

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In Pursuit of Justice

September 20, 2010

Prosecuting Terrorism Cases in the Federal Courts

As the Obama Administration takes steps to shut down the Guantanamo Bay…

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Persistent Needs and Gaps: the Protection of LGBTI Refugees

September 9, 2010

In all regions of the world people continue to flee their homes on account of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Criminal sanctions in over…

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State of Affairs: Three Years After Nisoor Square

August 31, 2010

On September 16, 2007, Blackwater Worldwide (now Xe) private security contractors working for the U.S. Department of State killed 17 unarmed civilians and wounded 24…

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Habeas Works: Federal Courts’ Proven Capacity to Handle Guantánamo Cases

May 31, 2010

Habeas is working. The judges of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia have ably responded to the Supreme Court’s call to review…

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Denial and Delay: The Impact of the Immigration Law’s “Terrorism Bars” on Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the United States

October 31, 2009

Since 2001, U.S. immigration policy changes intended to protect the United States from terrorists are hurting thousands of legitimate refugees who pose no threat to…

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