We found 923 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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…
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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 asylum filing deadline in U.S. law…
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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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Few Tangible Changes for Detainees as ICE Detention Reforms Anniversary Approaches
August 6, 2010
Washington, DC One year after U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced its intention to reform the immigration detention system, Human Rights First is urging the…
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January 2009-Asylum News
July 2, 2010
Mukasey Decision on Matter of Compean Reverses the Well Understood Notion that Asylum Seekers Have a Right to Legal Counsel In the final days of…
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What You Can Do on World Refugee Day
June 17, 2010
In the lead-up to World Refugee Day this Sunday, the UN refugee agency released new figures. There are 15 million refugees fleeing persecution worldwide. Over…
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Senators Introduce Bill Strengthening U.S. Commitment to Refugees
March 15, 2010
Washington, DC Human Rights First today praised Senators Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT) and Carl Levin (D-MI) for their introduction of the Refugee Protection Act of 2010,…
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Ugandan Bill is Latest Chapter in Long Story of Fight and Flight for LGBT Protection
January 20, 2010
By Jesse Bernstein Senior Associate Refugee Protection Program Crossposted from Huffington Post. From the opinion pages of the world’s most influential newspapers to the hallways of…
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Detention Reform – Still Lacking Due Process
August 24, 2009
Still getting press play: the planned overhaul of the immigration detention system announced by the Department of Homeland Security a couple of weeks ago. It’s…