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Child Marriage Perpetuates Cycle of Poverty for Young People

posted: December 21, 2012

Senior Program Officer for Reproductive Health, Jennifer Schlecht, was quoted in the Deseret News article "Child Marriage Perpetuates Cycle of Poverty for Young People."

Línea Abierta

posted: December 6, 2012
Michelle Brané, Director, Migrant Rights and Justice, spoke about immigrants' parental rights on the Spanish language radio show

Linea Abierta.

In Tijuana, Deported Moms Struggle to Reunite with Kids

posted: October 30, 2012

The Women's Refugee Commission was mentioned in a New America Media post about mothers who have been deported from the United States struggling to reunite with their children.


Minors Flee Central American Violence

posted: October 29, 2012

Jessica Jones, Equal Justice Works Fellow, speaks about children and youth fleeing gang violence in Central America in this Al Jazeera piece. Watch here.

REP. ROYBAL-ALLARD REACTS TO TROUBLING REPORT ON TREATMENT OF CHILDREN MIGRATING TO U.S.

posted: October 26, 2012

Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard reacts to the release of our new report "Forced From Home: The Lost Boys and Girls of Central America" in this piece found on her website.

Study: Violence Pushing Central American Kids to U.S.

posted: October 26, 2012

Jessica Jones and our new report "Forced From Home: The Lost Boys and Girls of Central America," are quoted and discussed in this National Journal piece by Rosa Ramirez.

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian settings

posted: October 23, 2012

Program Officer Mihoko Tanabe co-authored an article on the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in humanitarian settings for Forced Migration Review.

Emily Owens, M.D. Star Mamie Gummer Reveals Her Mom's (Meryl Streep!) Movies That Make Her Laugh, Cry, and Watch Again and Again

posted: October 17, 2012

"My favorite charity is the Women's Refugee Commission and the Nomi network." Mamie Gummer, star of the new TV drama "Emily Owens, MD, (and WRC's ambassador and daughter of Meryl Streep) in Glamour magazine.

Unaccompanied migrant youth in U.S. detention centers rises 50%

posted: October 16, 2012

The Los Angeles Times published a story "Unaccompanied Migrant Youth in U.S. Detention Centers Rises 50%" based on our report Forced From Home:The Lost Boys & Girls of Central America.

The High Price of the Syrian Conflict on Women

posted: October 3, 2012

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s radio program “The Current” aired a piece on the widespread sexual violence against women and girls in Syria, which quotes Director of Reproductive Health, Sandra Krause.