We found 321 results for “Syrian Refugees”.
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Washington Week on Human Rights: September 22, 2015
September 22, 2015
Top News Global Refugee Crisis Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the United States will increase the annual number of refugees it…
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Pope’s Visit Should Galvanize U.S. to Meaningfully Respond to Global Refugee Crisis
September 22, 2015
By Eleanor Acer This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post: As the Syrian conflict rages into its fifth year, it’s all too easy…
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Increase in U.S. Refugee Ceiling Falls Short of Meaningful Leadership
September 20, 2015
New York City – Human Rights First today said that Secretary of State John Kerry’s announcement that the United States will increase the annual ceiling for refugee admissions…
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Eleanor Acer Discusses the U.S. Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis on The Brian Lehrer Show
September 16, 2015
By Megdi Abebe Earlier this week, Human Rights First’s Eleanor Acer was a guest on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show. As a response to the global…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: September 14, 2015
September 14, 2015
Top News Global Refugee Crisis Last week, the Obama Administration announced that it plans to increase the annual ceiling for refugee admissions to the United…
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Eleanor Acer on Al Jazeera: The United States Must Do More to Meet Refugee Resettlement Needs
September 10, 2015
The global refugee crisis is intensifying, and the international community, particularly the United States, must do more to meet resettlement needs. As Eleanor Acer emphasized…
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Massimino Discusses Global Refugee Crisis on the Diane Rehm Show
September 9, 2015
By Megdi Abebe Today Human Rights First President and CEO was a guest on “The Diane Rehm Show” where she spoke about the world’s response…
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U.S. Leadership Urgently Needed to Address Syrian Refugee Crisis
September 9, 2015
New York City – As Secretary of State John Kerry meets with the Senate and House judiciary committees this morning to discuss the U.S. response to the…
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What the New U.S.-Turkey Agreement Means for the Syrian People
August 7, 2015
By Jordan Dannenberg After months of negotiation, the United States and Turkey have reached an agreement to cooperatively establish an ISIL-free zone along Turkey’s border…
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“Safe” Zones Should Not Trap Syrian Refugees
August 5, 2015
By Eleanor Acer The United States and Turkey have agreed try to clear ISIL militants from a zone within Syria along its border with Turkey.…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: June 22, 2015
June 23, 2015
Top News Combatting Violent Extremism This week, from June 24-28, Kenya will host a regional conference on countering violent extremism. The gathering will bring together more…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: June 15, 2015
June 16, 2015
Top News Torture This week, the Senate is expected to continue consideration of the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act that includes a bipartisan amendment introduced by Senators John…