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 submission for UNHCR’s updated Handbook on the criteria for refugee status, analyzing U.S. divergences from international standards including particular social group, nexus, bars, as well as emerging forms of climate-related displacement.
CGRS submitted input to the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, highlighting the role of justice systems in effectively applying international protection frameworks to people displaced across borders in the context of climate change and disasters.
As climate change and disasters play an increasing role in claims for international protection, advocates and adjudicators should take three key lessons from the decades-long effort to ensure that refugee law evolves to encompass gender-related claims.
This analysis unpacks the Inter-American Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights, highlighting key findings on cross-border displacement and offering recommendations to enhance protection and support advocacy.
Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food outlining how climate change, land dispossession, and extractive policies in Honduras are driving hunger, displacement, and violence, and undermining the rights of Indigenous and rural communities.
Petición presentada al Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Derecho a la Alimentación, en el que se expone cómo el cambio climático, el despojo de tierras y las políticas extractivas en Honduras están provocando hambre, desplazamiento y violencia, y socavando los derechos de las comun
This document provides an overview of International Protection for People Displaced Across Borders in the Context of Climate Change and Disasters: A Practical Toolkit. It introduces key considerations for decision-makers and practitioners, serving as a ready-reference guide.
Estas Herramientas Prácticas brindan orientación sobre la aplicación del derecho internacional y regional de los refugiados y de los DDHH a solicitudes de protección vinculadas con el clima y los desastres. Incluye principios legales, consideraciones clave y casos selectos.
Este documento ofrece un resumen de Protección internacional para las personas desplazadas a través de fronteras en el contexto del cambio climático y los desastres: Herramientas prácticas. Presenta consideraciones clave y sirve como una guía de referencia rápida.
This Toolkit offers guidance on applying international and regional refugee and human rights law to protection claims involving climate change and disasters. It equips decision-makers and advocates with key legal principles, considerations, and case examples.