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2011 Voices of Courage Honoree Publishes Piece in Guardian on Ratko Mladic's War Crimes Trial
One of our 2011 Voices of Courage honorees, Zrinka Bralo, published a blog on the Guardian website sharing reflections on the...
A Closer Look Inside Arizona Detention Centers: Calling for More Access and Oversight
Driving up to the Central Arizona Detention Center (CADC), all you see is a vast empty stretch of desert reaching south to the U.S/Mexico border. Electric fencing and concertina wire ring the facility and armed guards patrol the grounds under the...
Alabama’s new law and the impact on immigrant families
Fifty years ago, Alabama found itself at the center of a national battle for justice and civil rights. The bus boycotts, freedom rides and efforts to integrate schools and universities are widely looked upon as watershed moments in the march...
Amalia Guzmán Molina: Working to Keep Immigrant Families Together
Building Trust: Protecting Children in Colombia’s War
Children Left Behind: Number of Children in Foster Care Due to Parents’ Detention Climbs
Maribel was driving in Virginia with her one-year-old child when she was pulled over by a police officer, who asked to see her driver’s license. A Mexican citizen living in the U.S. without a visa, Maribel was arrested for driving without a l...
Children Of Immigrants Face Hardship To Keep Families Together
Michelle Brané, director of the Detention and Asylum Program, is quoted in Elise Foley's Huffington Post article, "Children Of Immigrants Face Hardship To ...
Commemorating World Humanitarian Day
Today we celebrate World Humanitarian Day, honoring the men and women who devote their lives to the challenging and dangerous work of providing humanitarian aid. Every day,...
Delayed Justice for Guatemalan Mother Encarnación Bail Romero
Introduction of the Comprehesive Immigration Reform Act of 2010
Join Us in Support of the HELP Act (Humane Enforcement and Legal Protection for Separated Children Act)
Immigration enforcement has drastically increased in the United States over the last few years. And children have become victims of expanded detention and deportation policies that are carried out without adequate consideration of the consequences...
Mama: Together for Safe Births in Crises
One thousand women and girls die every day from pregnancy-related causes—that’s about one every 90 seconds. And the overwhelming majority of the countries with the highest rates of maternal mortality are conflict-affected. Yet, the numerous cam...
Microsoft Talks to Us About How Their KIND and Unlimited Potential Programs Help Improve the Lives of Women and Children
On May 6, the Women’s Refugee Commission presented Microsoft, our corporate honoree, with the 2010 Innovating for Change Voices of Courage Award. We recognized two exceptional Microsoft initiatives:
Needs of Haitian Children in Washington Post
In a letter to the editor, Michelle Brane, director of our detention and asylum program, and Wendy Young, executive director of KIND, talk about the needs of Haitian children following the earthquake in Haiti. Read the letter as it appeared in the...
New Videos from Our Detention and Asylum Program
The Women’s Refugee Commission has just completed a series of short videos on some of the most pressing issues facing immigrants and those seeking asylum in the United States. Learn more about the conditions they face, how their rights are r...
Notes from the Field: Taking Family Planning Door to Door in Muddy South Sudan
Although it was warm and sunny the day I arrived in Malakal, South Sudan, I soon found out why the rainy season is notorious here. I was in the newly independent country in August to help assess our pilot project on community-based distribution of...
Notes from the Field: Improving Women’s Health in Haiti
As you drive away from the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital city, tarp-covered shelters spread out in all directions. Across the country, these flimsy settlements are still home to some 600,000 Haitians displaced by the January 2010...
Photo Blog: Taking Family Planning Door to Door in Muddy South Sudan
Mihoko Tanabe, Program Officer, Reproductive Health Program, recently visited South Sudan to...
Six Months Later: Reproductive Health Needs Are Still Critical in Haiti
Thailand: Midwives saving lives
This blog post was written by Peter Biro for our affilliate organization, The International Rescue Committee.
