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  • Halfway Home: Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Custody

    Women's Refugee Commission, February 2009 The Women's Refugee Commission and the law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP embarked on a landmark study of the conditions of care and confinement for children in immigration proceedings...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/component/docman/doc_download/196-halfway-home-unaccompanied-children-in-immigration-custody-halfway-home-unaccompanied-children-in-immigration-custody - 0.25 kB

  • Halfway Home: Executive Summary

    Thousands of children migrate to the United States each year. Many of these children come fleeing war, violence, abuse or natural disaster; others come to reunite with family members already here, or to seek better lives for themselves. They undertake...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/component/docman/doc_download/197-halfway-home-executive-summary-halfway-home-executive-summary - 38.75 kB

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

    First in-depth investigation into conditions of care since transfer of custody to ORR in 2003 Download the full report (Washington, D.C.) —Conditions of care for unaccompanied immigrant children in the custody of the U.S. government...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/press-room/716-unaccompanied

  • Impact

    Fuel and Firewood Initiative Ensuring safe access to appropriate cooking fuel The collection, supply and/or use of firewood and alternative energies in humanitarian settings have been associated with a variety of harmful consequences...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/about/our-impact/966-our-impact

  • Border Patrol Under Fire

    More than 340,000 migrants crossed the border from Mexico to the United States last year. While there was a decline since the previous year, the proportion of children crossing the border has grown. Yet, enforcement and border policies in the United...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/border-patrol-under-fire

  • National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape

    You can download a PDF version of this letter here . BY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION April 4, 2011 Robert Hinchman, Esquire Senior Counsel Attorney General of the United States U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington,...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/programs/55-detention/1142-national-standards-to-prevent-detect-and-respond-to-prison-rape

  • We Must Safeguard Women Detainees against Sexual Assault

    Tags: Immigrant Families, Detention and Asylum

    When I first visited the T. Don Hutto family detention facility in 2006 to monitor the treatment of the parents and children detained there I was appalled at what I found. Young children wore prison jumpsuits and played behind concertina wire on the...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/984-we-must-safeguard-women-detainees-against-sexual-assault

  • Speaker Biographies and Remarks

    Congressional Briefing on the Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Women and Families Member Bios Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard represents the 34th District of California. She was elected to Congress in 1992 and serves as a key...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/programs/55-detention/804-speaker-biographies-selected

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

    New York, NY - The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children (Women's Commission) applauds the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). This legislation includes critical protections for the more ...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/press-room/695-womens-commission-for-refugee-women-and-children-welcomes-important-legislation-to-protect-migrant-children

  • Michelle Brane Named One of Women's eNews' ’ “21 Leaders for the 21st Century"

    Media Contact: Diana Quick DianaQ@wrcommission.org or 212.551.3087 MICHELLE BRANÉ NAMED ONE OF WOMEN’S E-NEWS’ “21 LEADERS FOR THE 21 st CENTURY” Director of Women's Refugee Commission’s Detention and Asylum Program Recognized for...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/press-room/1088-michelle-brane-named-one-of-womens-e-news-21-leaders-for-the-21st-century

  • Unaccompanied Children Must be Protected by the Prison Rape Elimination Act

    Tags: Children, Immigrant Families, Detention and Asylum, Protection, DAP

    Each year, tens of thousands of children cross the United States border—most travel alone or with strangers. Many are fleeing violence, sexual abuse or abandonment and are seeking protection and asylum here; others come to be reunited with family...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/1293-unaccompanied-children-must-be-protected-by-the-prison-rape-elimination-act

  • Immigration Custody of Unaccompanied Children

    The thousands of children who migrate to the U.S. unaccompanied each year are some of the most vulnerable migrants who cross our borders, and are in need of special protections. The transfer of custody of unaccompanied alien children to the Division...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/programs/55-detention/808-immigration-custody-of-unaccompanied-children

  • Detention and Asylum Overview

    Take Action to "Keep Families Together" Read the “Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act” (HELP Separated Children Act) Statement Our "HELP" letter sent to the Senate Every year, thousands of...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/programs/55-detention/972-detention-and-asylum-overview

  • Impact

    The true testament to the Women’s Refugee Commission rests not in our findings or in the pages of our studies and reports, but instead, in the lives of the refugees and displaced people whose situations have improved as a result of our work. In...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/component/content/article/893-impact

  • Detention of Vulnerable Migrants and Asylum Seekers Resources

    Detention and Asylum Program Fact Sheet Women's Refugee Commission, September 2009 A fact sheet on Women's Refugee Commission Detention and Asylum Program. Detention and Asylum Program Fact Sheet Women's Refugee Commission, February 2009...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/component/content/article/54-protection/865-detention-of-vulnerable-migrants-and-asylum-seekers-resources

  • Achievements in 2009

    The Women's Refugee Commission in Action Sandra Krause, Director of the Reproductive Health Program, inspecting a condom dispenser in Kenya. To help refugee women and youth become self-reliant: • The Women’s Refugee...

    http://womensrefugeecommission.org/component/content/article/41-general/861-achievements-09

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