Pro Bono Stars: New York City Edition #Immigration #Asylum
Mr. W, an Ethiopian man, was discriminated against, enslaved, and tortured in Eritrea. When he sought asylum in the United[…]
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Salman Rabei’i’s New PRB Defense Strategy #Gitmo #Detainee #PRB
Less than a year after his first Periodic Review Board (PRB) hearing, 37-year-old Salman Yahya Hassan Mohammad Rabei’i once again[…]
Read moreRefugee Advocates Find Growing Support for Private Sponsorship #RefugeeResettlement
Today’s refugee crisis is the worst the world has seen in generations. But it’s not only a devastating manifestation of[…]
Read moreImmigration Detention Reaches Historic Highs as Asylum Seekers Sit in Prolonged Detention #Asylum #Detention
The Wall Street Journal reported that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials expect the number of people in immigration detention to reach[…]
Read moreThe NSU Trial: A Case Study in Structural Racism in Germany (Part 1) #NSU #Neo-Nazi
In this four-part blog series, Human Rights First will examine the crimes and trial of the National Socialist Underground (NSU),[…]
Read moreOver a Year Later, Two Officers Convicted in Brutal Attack on Transgender Man in El Salvador #LGBTQ #Attack
Earlier this month [Oct], two National Police Force officers in El Salvador were convicted following the June 2015 attack on[…]
Read moreCaribbean Women and Sexual Diversity Conference Brings Together Tireless Leaders #LGBT #Diversity
I recently returned from the fourth-annual Caribbean Women and Sexual Diversity Conference in St. Croix. Organized by Liberty Place in[…]
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Pro Bono Stars: Houston Edition #Asylum #HumanRights
Christopher Boling and Ying Wang from the Houston office of Vinson & Elkins LLP had never handled a pro bono[…]
Read moreReflections on OSCE Chairmanship Conference in Berlin: Celebrating Diversity as an Opportunity #Tolerance #Diversity
The task is simple, yet daunting: to create a more equitable world, we have to work together across faiths, ethnicities,[…]
Read moreD.C. Circuit Upholds Al Bahlul’s Conspiracy Conviction #Gitmo #Detainees
Last month the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) released a much-awaited decision on the fate[…]
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