We found 919 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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Ride for Human Rights
April 25, 2012
By Jeffrey Heller I am a long-time volunteer attorney at Human Rights First. Through them, I’ve helped hundreds of refugees win asylum in the United…
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Call for Increasing Pro Bono Legal Services for Immigrants Detained in New Jersey
April 10, 2012
On March 23rd the Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, NJ hosted the conference, “Immigrant Detainees: Alone, Unrepresented & Imprisoned,” in partnership with other area law…
Broken System: A Look at U.S. Immigration Detention
February 8, 2012
In this special edition of Firstcast, we feature the voices of a recently detained asylum seeker, whom we can call Michael, and Human Rights First’s…
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LGBT Rights are Human Rights, Clinton Says
December 6, 2011
Geneva – Human Rights First today commended Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she seized another opportunity to establish the principle that LGBT rights are human…
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Combating Xenophobic Violence–A Framework for Action
December 4, 2011
Around the world, refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, and others viewed as “foreign” have been the targets of violent attacks. Xenophobic, racist, and other forms of…
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Debt, Detention, and Due Process: Why Lamar Smith’s Detention Bill (HR 1932) is the Wrong Approach to Fixing the Immigration Detention System
July 12, 2011
As Congressional leaders and President Obama debate the federal borrowing limit and anxiety over the fiscal condition of the U.S. government continues to grow, the House…
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It’s World Refugee Day This Week and Victims of Persecution Need Your Help
June 21, 2011
The United States’ proud history of providing refuge to victims of religious, political, ethnic and other forms of persecution has been challenged in recent years…
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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Report Blasts U.S. Immigration Detention Practices as “Disproportionate” and Inappropriately “Punitive”
March 18, 2011
Washington, DC – A new Inter-American Commission on Human Rights report, “Report on Immigration in the United States: Detention and Due Process,” criticizes the United…
Fact Sheet
Backgrounder: States’ Obligations to Protect Refugees Fleeing Libya
February 28, 2011
According to news reports, more than 140,000 refugees have fled Libya in the wake of ongoing turmoil, a number that is expected to grow in…
Fact Sheet
Support the Refugee Protection Act of 2011
December 31, 2010
Why is the Refugee Protection Act of 2011 important? The United States has a proud history of providing refuge to victims of persecution. This tradition…
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Human Rights First Urges Fulfillment of Detention Reform Promises
October 6, 2010
Says Immigration Detention Facilities Must Shift from Prison Model to Civil Model Washington, DC – One year after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
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As UN Meets To Discuss LGBTI Refugees, Human Rights First Urges Improved Protection
October 1, 2010
Washington, DC – As a group of representatives from governments, civil society and academia meet in Geneva today to participate in a Roundtable discussion on…