Human Rights First’s Refugee Protection Program is committed to advancing the rights of refugees, including the right to seek asylum. We advocate for access to asylum, for fair asylum procedures, and for U.S. compliance with international refugee and human rights law. We also help hundreds of individual refugees in the United States each year to win asylum through our pro bono Asylum Legal Representation Program. Our advocacy is informed by the experiences of our refugee clients and their pro bono lawyers.
Refugee Protection Program
Protecting LGBTI Refugees from Violence
As the world celebrates International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people who…
5-17-2013
Murder in South Africa Highlights Need for Hate Crime Laws
As South Africa provides leadership on LGBT rights, it needs to take further steps to protect LGBT people from violence.…
5-17-2013
Honduran LGBT Activist Found Safety in the United States
Four years ago, Ana Patricia Centeno, a lesbian and Honduran LGBT activist, was granted asylum in the United States. After…
5-17-2013
Asylum and the Bipartisan Senate Immigration Bill
Last week members of the Senate Judiciary Committee filed potential amendments to the bipartisan immigration bill (S. 744) negotiated by…
5-14-2013
Importance of Counsel for Asylum Seekers and Immigrants in Detention Stressed by Faith, Civil Rights, Legal, and Other Leaders
Last week, the bipartisan Senate “Gang of Eight” introduced an immigration reform bill that included critical, long-overdue provisions that have…
4-26-2013
BACKGROUNDER: Key Measures in Immigration Bill that Would Advance U.S. Values
REPORT: The Asylum Filing Deadline
BLUEPRINT: How to Repair the U.S. Immigration Detention System
BLUEPRINT: How to Protect LGBTI Persons around the World from Violence»
BLUEPRINT: How to Repair the U.S. Asylum and Refugee Resettlement Systems»
INFOGRAPHIC: “Ins” & “Outs” of Immigration Detention»
REPORT: The Road to Safety: Strengthening Protection of LGBTI Refugees in Uganda and Kenya»
REPORT: Jails and Jumpsuits: Transforming the U.S. Immigration Detention System – A Two-Year Review»
BLUEPRINT: Combating Xenophobic Violence: A Framework for Action»
INFOGRAPHIC: How Refugees Get to the United States»
FACT SHEET: The Basics of U.S. Asylum Law»
Broken System: A Look at U.S. Immigration Detention»
