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Introduction of the Senate version of the “Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act”

Sarah Costa Named Executive Director of Women's Refugee Commission

New Ambassador: Actress Mamie Gummer

Thousands of Children Orphaned or Separated from Their Families in Haiti Earthquake Aftermath

Obama administration's report on immigration detention

Security Council Resolution 1888

In Memoriam: Dr. Beverlee Bruce

In Memoriam: Mary Anne Schwalbe

Remembering Senator Edward Kennedy

Half the Sky, a new book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Congratulations, Mary Robinson

Just-Unveiled Immigration Detention Policies Are Excellent First Step

Women’s Refugee Commission Applauds Legislation to Protect Children from Adverse Consequences of Immigration Enforcement

U.S. Immigration Policy Harms Women, Families

NGO Statement on the Report on International Protection of Women and Girls in Displacement

Media Alert: Congressional Briefing on June 24 to Reveal Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Women and Families

Women's Refugee Commission to Donate Historical Archives to Duke University Libraries

As Millions Flee Conflicts, Women’s Refugee Commission Urges New Focus on Livelihoods for the Displaced

Top UN Officials Announce First-ever Guidance on Safe Cooking Fuel for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

U.S. Faces Challenges in the Protection of Unaccompanied Children

Women's Refugee Commission champions efforts of the young people of Sierra Leone to establish National Youth Commission

Women's Commission Celebrates 20 Years of Helping Refugee Women and Children with a New Name and Look

Search for Safe, Sustainable Alternatives to Firewood: Bridging the Gap between Energy Tech Experts and Humanitarians

Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children Welcomes Important Legislation to Protect Migrant Children

New Guidance on Safe Cooking Fuel Secures International Endorsement

After Mumbai attacks, humanitarians move ahead with major international fuel conference

The Women's Commission Calls on the United States to Uphold the Rights of Migrant Children

Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children Mourns Passing of Dr. Allan Rosenfield

The Women’s Commission applauds Attorney General Mukasey’s decision to uphold the rights of wome

Fraud Alert

Women’s Commission mourns four aid workers killed in Afghanistan

Women’s Refugee Commission releases landmark report on refugees with disabilities

The Women's Commission Calls on ICE to Follow Congressional Directives on Family Detention

In Support of Rep. Lofgren's Efforts to Combat Unnecessary Deaths in U.S. Detention Centers

The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children Responds to Texas Detention Center "Media Tour

Journalist Brett Shipp’s Coverage of Hutto Honored with a Peabody

Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children Supports New UN SR Report on U.S. Immigration Dete

Detention of Immigrant and Refugee Families: Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children Rem

CHAD: Women and Girls at Risk as They Flee Violence

New Family Detention Standards Incorporate Women’s Commission’s Recommendations on Treatment of

CONGO REFUGEE CRISIS: Sarah Chynoweth, Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children

Innovative Illustrated Handbook Teaches Refugee Children about Their Right to Education

NGO Call to Action on Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Universal Children’s Day: Women’s Commission Urges Action around Detained Migrant Children

Immigrant Child Separated from Mom at Family Detention Center

Among desperate Iraqi refugees, prostitution a growing problem

Over 27,000 Sexual Assaults in Democratic Republic of Congo in 2006: Violence against Women and Girl

Abuse and Neglect at Detention Centers

Medical Treatment in Detention Facilities

Rights Working Group and Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children to Testify Before the I

Dr. Carolyn Makinson, E.D. of Women’s Commission For Refugee Women And Children, Available To Comm

Burma: Women and Girls at Risk

Iraqi Refugee Women and Youth: Sick and Suffering; U .S. and International Community Must Support He

Hutto Settlement a Good First Step; Lack of National Family Standards and Alternatives to Detention

What We Owe Iraq’s Refugees

Iraqi Refugees in Jordan: Desperate and Alone

Desperation in Amman

World Refugee Day Honors the Resilience of Refugees Building New Lives

ICE Might Have to Shift

Women’s Commission urges Congress to support vital immigration amendment

Three Refugees Honored for Helping Other Refugees

Shut Down Hutto; Rethink the Detention of Families

Sudan's Young Endure 'Unspeakable' Abuse

Refugees Remain in Taylor Prison

U.S. Sued Over Detention of Immigrants

An Outrage

Officials, Companies Deny Mistreatment Of Detained Illegal Immigrants

Making Childbirth Safe, Everywhere

Detained families' housing decried

Groundbreaking report finds significant problems with U.S. treatment of immigrant families in detent

U.S. family immigrant centers like prisons: report

An inside look at where families are held

Groups slam Austin-area immigrant lockup

Detention Facility for Immigrants Criticized

Conditions at immigrant detention center decried

Report: Illegal-immigrant detainees ill-treated

Groups Seek Shutdown of Immigration Center

Two Groups Compare Immigrant Detention Centers to Prisons

U.S. To Take in 7,000 Iraqi Refugees, Giving Women and Children Priority

Children jailed with parents

Refugee Advocates Deeply Concerned About DHS’s Treatment of Families in Detention

President’s Budget Request Cuts Vital Funding for Refugees

Detention Center Blues

Assistance for Displaced Iraqi Women, Children and Youth Must Become a Global Priority

Southern Sudanese Returning to Nothing; Vital Needs Must Be Addressed

Re: For Darfur Women, Survival Means Leaving Camp, Risking Rape

Groundbreaking Video to Help Unaccompanied Immigrant, Asylum Seeking Children in the United States

Launch of "What Happens When I Go to Immigration Court?"

Young Darfuris, in Need of Hope

International Coalition on the Detention of Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants: More than 100 hum

Women’s Commission Honors Education Advocates Worldwide

Education Activist From Sierra Leone Receives 2006 Voices of Courage Award; Keynote Speaker

New Immigration Policy Undermines Family Values

Dying for Firewood

New Report Offers Solutions to Widespread Problem of Rape and Abuse of Displaced Women and Girls Col

Women's Commission Aims to Combat Violence Against Women in Refugee Camps

Immigration Reform Bill Harms Most Vulnerable: Refugee Women and Children Asylum Seekers

President’s 2007 Budget Request: Women’s Commission Concerned about Decrease in Assistance for R

Improved Education Key to Liberia’s Future Under New President

An opportunity for U.S. to finally do right by Haitian refugees

Haiti Could Use the World's Help

Appointment of UN Refugee Agency Staff to Haiti Vital First Step; International Community Must do Mo

Women’s Commission mourns loss of Ronald Opira, a voice for youth in northern Uganda

House Bill Devastating to Women and Children Asylum Seekers

Joan Timoney Joins Women’s Commission as Director of Advocacy and External Relations

U.S. Must End Harsh Treatment of Vulnerable Immigrants: Meek Amendment to House Homeland Security Bi

Focus on Refugees Lacking in Implementation of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

Trafficking in UK Growing; Current Policy Inadequate, Says New Women’s Commission Report

Bush's Moral Guide

Women’s Commission Honors Reproductive Health Advocates from Liberia and Burma at May 12 Voices of

Re. Chad

REAL ID Act a REAL Disaster for Asylum Seekers

A REAL travesty

Legal Limbo for Battered Women Seeking Asylum

Rights: UN Chief Gets Tough On Recruiters of Child Soldiers

Displaced Women and Children Tsunami Survivors Need Immediate Protection From Trafficking and Abuse

Anti-Immigration Bill Would Needlessly Harm Women, Children Asylum Seekers

The Indian Ocean Tsunami: Special Challenges for Women Survivors

Displaced Women and Children Tsunami Survivors Need Immediate Protection From Trafficking and Abuse

Increasing the Capacity of Humanitarian Practitioners to Address HIV/AIDS in Complex Emergency Setti

Women’s Commission Deplores U.S. Deportation of Young Haitian Asylum Seeker

We Must Not Forget Haiti

Universal Children’s Day: Remembering the Children of Conflict in Northern Uganda

Women’s Commission and FIAC Applaud Government’s Decision to Limit Policy

A Victory for children: Creation of Guidelines for Immigration Court Cases Involving Unaccompanied M

Victory for Unaccompanied Alien Children in Miami: Women’s Commission Applauds DOJ Move

Ugandan war brutal reality for children

Women’s Commission Applauds U.S. Declaration of Genocide in Darfur; World Must Do More to Protect

Women’s Commission Deplores Attack on Russian School and the Targeting of Children

Expedited deportations begin this week on Mexican border

New Immigration Policy Will Endanger the Lives of Refugee Women and Children

Mother’s tears of joy as she is reunited with daughter and grandchildren: Daughter was abducted 8

No Safe Place to Call Home: "Night Commuters" in northern Uganda leave home to seek safety

Refugee Advocates Decry Denial of Parole to 19-year-old Haitian Asylum Seeker; One of the Youngest a

Darfur Crisis: Reproductive Health Care Needed

Women’s Commission Selects Carolyn Makinson as New Executive Director

Refugee Groups Applaud Gov. Jeb Bush’s Support of Temporary Stay for Haitians; More than 20 Florid

Critical Care for Sudanese Refugees Severely Lacking; Reproductive Health Care Nearly Non-Existent D

Human Rights Groups Urge Immediate Halt to Deportation of Haitians; Devastating Floods and Continued

Women’s Commission Deplores Continued Interception and Return of Haitian Refugees

Plight of Sudanese Refugees in Chad Worsens; Reports of Rape in Darfur

Human Rights Groups Urge Powell to Rethink Discriminatory Policy Towards Haitian Refugees

Groups Ask UN to Probe U.S. Treatment of Haitians

Post Conflict Reconstruction and Women’s Participation

Crisis in Haiti: Bush Administration Should Stop Turning Refugees Away

Tribute to Mary F. Diaz

Education Elusive for Children From War-Ravaged Nations

Re. Rape in Uganda

Women’s Equal Participation in Conflict Prevention, Management and Conflict Resolution and in Post

Women’s Commission Calls Upon Bush Administration to Protect Haitian Refugees

U.S. Should Honor Rights of Haitian Refugees

Thousands of “Night Commuters” Flee to Town Centers as War Rages in Northern Uganda; Sexual Viol

United States Must Uphold its Obligation to Protect Haitian Refugees as Violence Grows

The State Department deems Haitian migrants to be a threat to the national security

Increasing the Capacity of Humanitarian Practitioners to Address HIV/AIDS in Complex Emergency Setti

Asylum Seekers: Biased policies target Haitians

Afghan Women, Living in Fear

Afghan children also risk being in near-slavery

Teaching Children About Peace Amid War; Storyteller Gives Voice to Peace

United States’ Denial of Temporary Protection for Colombians Shows “Shocking Disregard” for th

Statement on Afghanistan to the UN Security Council

Beyond Resettlement - Prospects for Health and Hope for the Forgotten Majority

Expansion Of Mexico City Policy Will Endanger The Lives Of Refugee Women

Women's Commission Mourns the Loss of Sergio Vieira de Mello

Young victims of Uganda conflict

Bill to Protect At-Risk Women and Children Overseas

World Refugee Day, June 20, 2003

A Landmark in Protection of Refugee Children: Women's Commission Urges Support for Unaccompanied Ali

Asylum Policy Should Apply to Haitians

Helping Women Abused in War

Re. Sierra Leone

From Fear to Freedom

Bill to Provide Vital Protection for Women and Children in Armed Conflict

Re. Iraq

Humanitarian Relief and Protection Cannot Take a Backseat in the U.S.-Led War in Iraq, says Women’

Recent Victory for Haitian Refugees Thwarted by Department of Homeland Security

United States and Coalition Forces Must Protect Iraqi Refugees and the Internally Displaced

Liberty Denied: Women’s Commission Calls

U.S. Assistance Needed for Girls and Women Overlooked in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reinteg

Statement in Opposition to Expansion Of Mexico City Policy

Tougher security after Sept. 11 slows refugees' resettlement

Haitians need safe havens

Two-Track Haiti Policy Congressional, White House Action Needed

Rights of Haitian Asylum Seekers Undermined

Presentation by Wendy Young at Church World Service Conference on Haitian Refugees

NGOs Urge Security Council to take Immediate Action to Protect Children in War Zones

Advocates' pressure frees Haitian teen from long detention

Intervene at INS

Child Refugees Get Pillsbury Help

Homeland Security Bill is Important First Step for Unaccompanied Refugee Children

Relief Groups Seek a Peacekeeping Force for Afghanistan

Latest Bush Executive Order Further Erodes Haitians’ Ability to Gain Refugee Protection

Women's Commission Gravely Concerned About the Plight of Haitian Refugees

Lord's Resistance Army

Wave of Mass Child Abductions Hits Northern Uganda

War with Iraq Likely to Displace Hundreds of Thousands; Already Grave Humanitarian Situation Will Wo

Incomplete Victory in Sierra Leone

Afghan Women's Fear

After September 11: Former Refugee, Activist From Atlanta Area Speaking Out

Statement Upholding the U.S. Commitment to Refugees Post- September 11

Foreign Children Locked Up In U.S.

Who Will Stand Up For Them?

Uganda’s Terror Crackdown Multiplies the Suffering

Women’s Commission Opposes Moving Asylum Functions to Department of Homeland Security

Help the Refugee Girls

Protect Women's Right to Food, Shelter, Security

Save Abducted Children: Thousands of Ugandan Children Abducted by Lord’s Resistance Army

Afghan Refugee Children and Adolescents in Pakistan’s Cities Receive Minimal International Assista

Refugees and Internally Displaced Remain Vulnerable to Gender-Based Violence, Report Finds

Angola's Children

INS Treatment of Children in Detention Jeopardizes Asylum Claims

The Power of Education

Israel and Palestine Come Together at UN Special Session on Children’s Rights

Creative Expressions: Youth Against War

Luncheon Honors Palestinian, Israeli, and Bosnian Refugees

Launch of Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict

African Child Soldiers

Afghan Refugee Street Children: Information From The Field

The forgotten women: Saving Pregnant Women in a Refugee Camp

RHRC posts comprehensive bibliography of GBV resources online

World AIDS Day: In 2001, 3 million people died of AIDS

Giving Women a Voice

Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children calls for Urgent Assistance to Afghan Women's Org

Include women in Afghan restructuring

Watchlist: Children in Afghanistan

Lives at risk: Humanitarian crisis already underway in Pakistan and Afghanistan

The Case for War, and the Case for Restraint

Statement of the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children In Response to the Tragic Events

INS Still Jails Foreign Children, Experts Say

Continued Abuse of Women Asylum Seekers in Miami Reflects INS Failure Nationally to Control District

Statement: Meeting of Refugee Women, UNHCR Standing Committee, 21st meeting

Access Denied: Children in INS custody have no right to a lawyer; those who get one risk retaliatio

Aiding Refugee Women

Statement by a group of Afghan Women on the occasion of International Women's Day

Visit of Colombian President Andres Pastrana to the US

Listen to Kosovo's Youth

Kosovo’s Youth Crucial for Future Stability: Security is main concern for youth of all ethnicitie

Burundi’s Internal Refugees: Weak UN Presence and Ongoing Violence Compound Crisis

Analysis Of House And Senate Cuts

Asylum Advocacy Groups Denounce Transfer of INS-Detained Women: Call for Their Immediate Release

International Human Rights Day

Free the Abducted Children Before Christmas

UN Security Council To Hold Historic Debate On Women And Peace

Sexual Abuse Widespread at Krome Detention Center, Miami: Refugee Women and Immigrants Subjected to

Sexual Violence and Gender Based Violence: 51st UNHCR Executive Committee Meeting

Oppressed by the Taliban

Forced to Flee in Colombia

Women's Commission For Refugee Women And Children Calls On President Clinton To Support Colombians L

Study Of Women’s Role In Kosova’s Reconstruction Released

Statement of the Caucus on Uprooted Women: U.N. General Assembly Special Session, Beijing Plus Five

Dr. Cynthia: A Crusader for Health Care for Refugees and the Displaced

In Serbian Prison, A Poet Languishes

Gonzalez Decision May Hurt Other Refugee Children

Non-governmental Organization (NGO) Submission to the Standing Committee of the Executive Committee

In Central Africa, Signs of Hope and Fear

Help for Afghan Women

Aid Colombian Women

Kosovo, Beginning the Healing

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