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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 Comment in Response to DHS and DOJ Request for Comments: Circumvention of Lawful Pathways, 88 Fed. Reg. 11704
We submitted our analysis of the government's proposed "asylum ban" rule, which would bar from asylum most people seeking protection at the U.S. southern border. Our comment urges the agencies to withdraw the rule in its entirety.
Testimony of Blaine Bookey at the Inter-American Commission on the Human Rights Situation in the United States
Testimony of Civil Society Representatives: Hearing on Widespread Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Haiti
Comprehensive Written Submission of Civil Society: Hearing on Widespread Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Haiti
Haitian advocates to testify before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
This document summarizes the presentation CGRS and partner organizations will present to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on widespread sexual violence against women and girls in Haiti.
Appendices and Annotated Bibliography: Hearing on Widespread Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Haiti
Full Submission: Hearing on Widespread Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Haiti
Summary of Civil Society Presentation: Hearing on Widespread Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Haiti
This document summarizes the presentation CGRS and partner organizations will present to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on widespread sexual violence against women and girls in Haiti.
Carta conjunta a los presidentes Biden y López Obrador y al primer ministro Trudeau
Nos unimos a una carta al presidente Biden, al presidente López Obrador y al primer ministro Trudeau, pidiendo que cumplir el compromiso asumido en la Declaración de Los Ángeles sobre Migración y Protección y centrar los derechos humanos, la protección humanitaria y el acceso al asilo.
Joint Letter to Presidents Biden and Lopez Obrador, and Prime Minister Trudeau
We joined a letter to President Biden, President Lopez Obrador, and Prime Minister Trudeau, urging them to fulfill the commitment made in the LA Declaration on Migration and Protection and center human rights, humanitarian protection, and access to asylum for individuals fleeing persecution.
