Senator Urges Transfer of Guantánamo Detainees to Yemen Amid Revolt
The New York Times, 4/25/13
Charlie Savage
Land and Massimino: Immigration: A closer look at asylum
Richmond Times-Dispatch, 04/29/13
Richard Land, Elisa Massimino
On Guantanamo, Obama must act now
New York Daily News, 05/01/13
Elisa Massimino
Invisible in the City
Human Rights First is hosting an event organized by Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society on May 6, 2013. RSVP here.
Invisible in the City: A panel discussion on protection gaps facing LGBTI refugees and asylum seekers in urban Ecuador, Ghana, Israel, and Kenya
Sexual minorities are among the refugees most at risk. Widespread discrimination and exploitation has forced this population to become invisible, and many live in danger without the resources or power to access help.
Join us for a compelling discussion on HIAS’ new publication, “Invisible in the City,” written for HIAS by Yiftach Milo, an expert in forced migration. Funded by the U.S. government, this groundbreaking report brings to light vulnerability and protection issues among LGBTI refugees in Ecuador, Ghana, Israel, and Kenya and provides a comprehensive guide and key recommendations for the treatment of LGBTI refugees everywhere.
Author Yiftach Milo will be joined on a panel by:
- Duncan Breen, Senior Associate, Refugee Protection Program, Human Rights First
- Virginia Cruickshank, Senior Vice President, Workforce Development, FEGS
- Sivanka Dhanapala, Senior Policy Advisor, UNHCR
- Mark Hetfield (Moderator), President & CEO, HIAS
WHEN: Monday, May 6, 2013, 8:30 – 10 am EST
WHERE: Human Rights First, 333 Seventh Avenue 13th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Light breakfast; dietary laws observed. Advance registration required; please reserve your spot by May 2, 2013. For more information, email invisibleinthecity@hias.org or call (212) 613-1355.
A ‘terrorist’ is no ‘enemy combatant’
Reuters, 04/23/13
Daphne Eviatar
Bahrain blocks visit of UN torture rapporteur
BBC, 04/23/13
Hagel, Syria and side-stepping the law
The Hill, 04/17/13
Sadia Hameed
Pressing for Freedom: The State of Digital and Media Repression Worldwide
Live Video streaming by Ustream
Human Rights First cordially invites you to the launch of the 2013 Free The Press Campaign, a program by the Department of State highlighting threats to media freedom and freedom of expression worldwide.
Featuring
Remarks by Tara Sonenshine, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
With Uzra Zeya, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Moderated by Elisa Massimino, President and CEO of Human Rights First
A livestream of the event will be available on this page on April 25 at 2:30pm. A question and answer session will follow the opening remarks. We encourage you to submit questions in advance to: events@humanrightsfirst.org
Where:
National Press Building
529 14th Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20045
Livestream: A livestream of the event will be available on this page on April 25
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Inside the immigration bill: A reprieve for asylum-seekers
Washington Post, 4.17.13
Suzy Khimm
Justices rule U.S. courts not world forum for human rights suits
Los Angeles Times, 4.17.13
David Savage