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A Call to Action: It’s Time to End Violence against Women
This week, we mark the start of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence Campaign. 16 Days, an international campaign launched in 1991 by Rutgers University’s Center for Women's Global Leadership, mobilizes people and organizations to...
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...
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,...
Department of Justice Rule Fails to Shield Detained Immigrants from Sexual Assault
Last month federal charges were filed against Donald Dunn, a former guard at the T. Don Hutto immigrant detention facility in Taylor, Texas. Dunn is already serving time for state charges of sexual assault of detainees, and is now accused of...
It's Time to Protect Women and Children in Immigration Detention From Rape
Michelle Brané has a new blog out on the Huffington Post calling for the protection of immigrant detainees held in U.S. custody from sexual assault.
Lives in the Balance: No Time to Waste in the Horn of Africa
Women's Refugee Commission Board members explain why the world needs to act now to save lives in the Horn of Africa. Read their Huffington Post blog.
Photo Blog: Our Fuel and Firewood Team Visits Refugee Camps in Kenya
Protecting Women and Girls from the Impacts of Disasters
Reducing the Risks of Gender-Based Violence: Moving from Theory to Practice
Sexual Attacks against Congolese Women and Girls Commonplace in Angola
The Violence Against Women Act: Building on Seventeen Years of Accomplishments
As members of the Senate Judiciary Committee consider the remarkable accomplishments of seventeen years of implementation of the Violence Against Women Act’s groundbreaking provisions for victims of abuse, crime and violence, the Committee must a...
Urban Refugees “101”
Every day it seems we hear about a new crisis somewhere in the world. With the rise in natural disasters and conflicts over the last several years, it’s not hard to see why the number of displaced people continues to grow. There are now 10.5 m...
Urban Refugees: Ingenuity essential to making ends meet in Nairobi
Violence Against Women and Girls in the Horn of Africa: The Untold Story
Sarah Costa, Executive Director of the Women's Refugee Commission, has her blog, “Violence Against Women and Girls in the Horn of Africa: The Untold...
Voices from Dadaab: the Daily Struggle to Cook a Meal
What Does Kanye West Have to Do with Refugee Women?
You may have heard that a video for Kanye West’s song “Monster” off his mega-hit album “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” has been leaked prior to release. This video, which features rappers Jay-Z and Rick Ross in addition to Kanye West, shows...
Women helping women in Haiti
This post was originally posted by our affliliate organization, The International Rescue Committee.
Women in Detention from The Statesman
In a letter to the editor of The Statesman, Emily Butera, program officer for the Detention and Asylum program, talks about the "actions taken to bring to justice a guard accused of sexually assaulting female detainees who were being transferred...
Women's Refugee Commission Welcomes US National Action Plan on Women, Peace & Security
The Women’s Refugee Commission applauds the release of the first ever U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security and the accompanying
Working Hard for Their Money: Children in Crisis Settings
Hundreds of millions of girls and boys around the world are engaged in work that deprives them of education, health and basic freedoms. More than half are stuck in the worst forms of child labor—slavery, drug trafficking, war and sex work. This S...
