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Washington Week on Human Rights: May 2, 2016

On Washington's human rights agenda this week: Mother's Day and Detention, Guantanamo, Persecution of LGBT Saudis, Syrian Refugees, and more

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New Report: In the Balance

Ballooning Backlogs Threaten Integrity of Immigration Court System

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At Least 10,000

United States has resettled only 1,285 Syrian Refugees in FY16

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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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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

May 05, 2016

Texas is Trying to Give Childcare Licenses to Immigration Detention Centers

May 05, 2016

Senator Durbin Corrects the Record on Gitmo

May 05, 2016

Gitmo Review Board Hears Case of Alleged Bin Laden Bodyguard In Second Hearing Of The Week

May 04, 2016

New Book Shows Torture Games Have No Winners

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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’

May 03, 2016

United States Resettles 451 Syrian Refugees in April

April 26, 2016

Utah Shows the Way on Welcoming Refugees