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- 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
- 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
- In the News
- Haiti: Remembering the Needs of People with Disabilities
- Haiti 'orphan' rescue mission: Adoption or child trafficking?
- Haiti: Women and Girls at Risk
- Haiti Adoptions
- Liv Ullmann taking on role of a teacher
- Liv Ullmann featured in New Yorker Talk of the Town
- Groups unite to end family detention at notorious detention center
- Agency Plans to Improve Oversight of Immigration Detention
- Voice of America: Foro Interamericano
- CNN interviews Mariatu Kamara, Women's Refugee Commission Honoree
- Dave Franchino Presents Alternative Fuel at Humanitarian Conference
- Conference on World Affairs panel outlines refugee needs
- New documentary focuses on detention of immigrant families
- Documentary focuses on family detention center
- Beyond Firewood: Alternative Fuel = Safer Women
- Alternative fuels take root in refugee camps
- Environmental Disasters in the Asia-Pacific: What About Reproductive Health in Emergencies?
- Iraqi women face trials, tribulations in Jordan
- Help scarce for refugee rape victims in Jordan
- PODCAST: Sarah Chynoweth, reproductive health manager, interviewed by UNICEF/UN Radio
- Child Detainees Battle System Alone
- Women's Commission Releases Report on Disabled People Fleeing from Conflict
- Refugees with Disabilities Face Hardships in Camps
- CNN International's "Inside Africa" featured Women's Commission report on refugees with disabilities
- Report: Governments and Aid Agencies Overlook Disabled Refugees
- In Times of Crisis, a Minimum Initial Package of Services Yields Maximum Results
- Women Forging New Bonds to Break Old Chains
- Q&A with Erin Patrick: In search of cheaper, safer fuel with refugees
- Women's Commission featured in Houston Chronicle commentary
- Detainee center gets 'family-friendly' makeover
- Immigrant family detention center shows upgrades
- Michelle Brané on NPR's "Tell Me More"
- Michelle Brané interviewed on Pacifica Radio's "War on Immigrants Report"
- The Lost Children: What Do Tougher Detention Policies Mean for Illegal Immigrant Families?
- Orphans of Conflict: The Plight of Internally Displaced Persons
- Advocates want to continue modifying family detention rules
- Government posts new standards for treatment of immigrant families held in detention centers
- SEGMENT: Violence against Women and Girls in Iraq
- ELCA New Jersey Bishop Addresses Impact of Immigration Raids on Children
- Op-eds, Letters & Articles
- Needs of Haitian Children in Washington Post
- Haiti: Women and Girls at Risk
- Why Refugees Need to Make a Living
- Good News on Immigration But Keeping the Pressure On
- Fighting Pneumonia
- Fueling Humanitarian Aid
- Making life safer for refugee women
- A clear vision for US and Africa
- Displaced, disabled, and in need of our care
- Voice of 3.5 million people with disabilities among the world's 35 million displaced people
- We must confront violence against women
- Lack of Care in Detention
- Whole generations of refugees may miss out on the chance of education
- Humanitarian organizations call on U.S. to lead response to Iraqi refugee crisis
- Protect displaced
- Uganda's Children
- Placing Refugees at the Center of Decision Making
- Journal Articles
- Hope and Opportunities for Young People
- Refugee Livelihoods, Refugee Lives
- Disaster risk mitigation - why human rights matter
- The Need for Priority Reproductive Health Services for Displaced Iraqi Women and Girls
- Journalists for Human Rights / Q&A with Jenny Perlman Robinson
- Marginalizing Youth: How Economic Programs Fail Youth in Post-Conflict Settings
- Contraceptives in sub-Saharan Africa: An unmet need
- Preserving Health, Saving Lives: Priority Reproductive Health Services in Emergencies
- Sexual Violence and Firewood Collection in Darfur
- Preparing for War in Iraq: Making Reproductive Health Care a Priority
- 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
- 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
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