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International Women’s Day: Recognizing Female Asylum Seekers’ Challenges
The barriers facing women who seek asylum in the US for gender-specific threats are truly remarkable. On International Women’s Day, it is important to remember that persecution and torture are horrific, no matter the gender of the victim, the classification of the particular social group, or the role of the state as a perpetrator.
Marching for Immigration Justice in Cincinnati
Last week when PHR's Mike Corradini spoke at the “March Forth for Justice” conference on immigration, he was reminded that for many Americans, the problems plaguing our immigration system seem too remote to pay much attention to. In this blog post, he shares why everyone should care about immigration reform.
For One Immigrant, Erroneous Deportation Was a Death Sentence
Nelson Avila-Lopez had never been convicted of a crime when he burned to death in Honduras’ Comayagua prison last month. Nelson was erroneously deported after a “communications breakdown.”
Conference Highlights Importance of Forensic Evidence to Asylum Seekers
Approximately 200 people from around the world gathered in Washington, DC on February 15-16 to participate in the “Forensic Evidence in the Fight Against Torture” conference. Participants, including PHR staff, shared experiences, challenges, emerging developments, and best practices from around the world.
ICE Public Advocate Steps in to Right a Wrong in Detention Facility
After a PHR volunteer psychologists was told by officials at a New Jersey detention center that she would have to provide her social security number in order to gain entrance to the facility, the ICE Public Advocate responded within minutes to PHR's request for his assistance. By the end of the day PHR's psychologist was allowed entrance.
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