The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) is a leading voice in the movement to rebuild the U.S. asylum system and expand access to protection for women, children, LGBTQ+ people, and others seeking refuge. Our Policy & Advocacy team serves as a critical resource on asylum to policymakers, journalists, and the public. We provide rapid analysis of policy developments and offer practical recommendations for decision-makers at all levels of government, advising our leaders on how to ensure the United States lives up to its legal and moral commitments to people fleeing persecution.
CGRS submitted input to the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, addressing the phenomenon of missing migrants. This submission highlights how U.S. border policies place asylum seekers at risk, including exposure to kidnapping and disappearances.
CGRS provided input to the UN Working Group on Disappearances, addressing Enforced Disappearances in the Context of the Defense of Land, Environment, and Natural Resources. The submission emphasizes the particular vulnerability of land defenders in Honduras.
CGRS submitted input to The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to inform its forthcoming principles on gender persecution.
Esta hoja informativa analiza el esperado endurecimiento de políticas de asilo y fronterizas bajo el segundo mandato de Trump, incluyendo restricciones al acceso al asilo, externalización fronteriza, aumento de deportaciones y reducción de vías migratorias regulares.
We submitted our analysis of the government's final rule that essentially closes off asylum during "emergency border circumstances." Our comment urges the government to withdraw the rule in its entirety.
CGRS submitted input to the UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity to inform its report on Indigenous peoples and international solidarity. The submission highlights the deplorable Indigenous rights conditions in Honduras and offers recommendations.
CGRS submitted input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders to inform its report on defenders working in remote and rural areas. The submission highlights conditions of violence and harm in Honduras and offers recommendations to address these challenges.
This factsheet highlights key elements of a declaration by renowned expert Donald Hernández Palma, detailing how the devastating effects of climate change and disasters have profoundly impacted human rights in Honduras.
Este documento destaca elementos clave de la declaración del reconocido experto Donald Hernández Palma, que detalla cómo los devastadores efectos del cambio climático y los desastres ambientales han impactado profundamente los derechos humanos en Honduras.
CGRS submitted input to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on the the sexual and gender-based violence that Haitian and other Afro-descendant asylum seekers face on their journey to safety through the Darién region.