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- U.S. Faces Challenges in the Protection of Unaccompanied Children
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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 have markedly...
- Halfway Home: Executive Summary
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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...
- Halfway Home: Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Custody
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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 without a...
- Unaccompanied Children Must be Protected by the Prison Rape Elimination Act
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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...
- Impact
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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 including: rape...
- Forced From Home Press Kit
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VIOLENCE IN CENTRAL AMERICA IS BEHIND AN UPSURGE IN UNACCOMPANIED MINORS U.S. Government Policies and Practices Inadequately Address Children’s Need for Protection * There will be a press briefing on Monday, Oct. 15 at 11:00 Eastern Time. Conference...
- Immigration Reform
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The WRC Achieves Groundbreaking Victories for Women and Children in US Immigration Reform Efforts On April 17 , the bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill, “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013”,...
- National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape
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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, DC 20530-0001...
- Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children Welcomes Important Legislation to Protect Migrant Children
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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 than...
- Immigration Custody of Unaccompanied Children
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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 of...
- Achievements in 2009
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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 Commission, in partnership with...
- Detention of Vulnerable Migrants and Asylum Seekers Resources
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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 A two-page...
- Impact
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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 Amman,...
- Detention and Asylum Overview
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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 asylum seekers are detained by...
- We Must Safeguard Women Detainees against Sexual Assault
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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...
- Michelle Brane Named One of Women's eNews' ’ “21 Leaders for the 21st Century"
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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 Cutting-edge Advocacy...
- Speaker Biographies and Remarks
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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 member of the...
- Border Patrol Under Fire
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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...