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Washington Week on Human Rights: March 28, 2016

On Washington's human rights agenda this week: Syrian refugees, Human Trafficking, Human Rights Defenders, Argentina, and more

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Obama Administration Releases Plan to Close Gitmo

Congress should work with the president to shutter the facility once and for all

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The U.S. Immigration Court Backlog

A Ballooning Problem that Requires Action

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The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Need for U.S. Leadership

New Report Finds Worsening Conditions for Syrian Refugees, Threats to Regional Stability

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On human rights, the United States must be a beacon. America is strongest when our policies and actions match our values.More

Blogs & Press Releases

April 01, 2016

French Minister Disregards Right to Religious Expression

March 31, 2016

Voices for Equality: Kyrgyzstan

March 31, 2016

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Ukraine’s Missteps on Protecting the Rights of LGBT People

March 30, 2016

U.S. Pledge at UNHCR Meeting in Geneva Falls Short of Leadership Needed to Address Syrian Refugee Crisis

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Eleanor Acer

As the director of Human Rights First’s Refugee Protection program, Eleanor Acer oversees Human Rights First’s research and advocacy on issues relating to refugee protection, asylum, and migrants’

March 30, 2016

U.S. Pledge at UNHCR Meeting in Geneva Falls Short of Leadership Needed to Address Syrian Refugee Crisis

March 28, 2016

A Death in Limbo: How one refugee family’s loss demonstrates the toll of resettlement backlogs