Haiti: President Bush finally speaks the truth about America's unlawful...
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: HaitiWashington, DC, February 26, 2004 On Wednesday, making his first public comments on the crisis in Haiti, President Bush announced: "We will...
View ArticleIraq: USCR urges Saudi Arabia to stop warehousing Iraqi refugees
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: Iraq, Saudi ArabiaWASHINGTON DC, June 7, 2004 On May 23 the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) "suspended indefinitely" due...
View ArticleSudan: Sudan: USCR urges President Bush to condemn Khartoum's genocide in Darfur
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: SudanU.S. Ambassador Sees "Indicators of Genocide"; Satellite Photos Show 300 Non-Arab Villages "Completely Destroyed" WASHINGTON DC, June 28,...
View ArticleMyanmar: USCRI to assist Burmese refugee tsunami victims in Southern Thailand
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: Myanmar, ThailandWASHINGTON DC, January 7, 2005 The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) will assist Burmese refugee victims of...
View ArticleChad: Sudan: USCRI urges Congress to pass the Darfur Accountability Act and...
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: Chad, SudanWASHINGTON,DC, March 8, 2005 - U.S. Senators Sam Brownback (R-KS) and John S. Corzine (D-NJ) have introduced the Darfur...
View ArticleWorld: World Refugee Survey 2005
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: WorldThe 2005 edition of the World Refugee Survey advocates for the freedom and livlihoods of refugees and IDPs, and continues the US Committee...
View ArticleZambia: The Zambia Initiative
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: ZambiaUNHCR announced July 26 the expansion of the Zambia Initiative Development Programme into the North-Western province of Zambia. What is...
View ArticleWorld: World Refugee Survey 2006
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: WorldThe 2006 edition of the World Refugee Survey reveals the number of refugees around the world has increased to 12 million largely due to...
View ArticleKenya: Kenya forces 400 asylum seekers back to Somalia
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: Kenya, Somalia, EthiopiaOn January 3, 2007 Kenya forced 400 asylum seekers, most of them women and children, back to Somalia and the recent...
View ArticleIraq: Iraq: Creating a new refugee assistance model
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, Jordan, LebanonBy Ben SandersDuring the run-up to the war in Iraq, there was much preparation for the anticipated...
View ArticleWorld: World Refugee Survey 2007
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: WorldFor the second consecutive year, the 2007 edition of the World Refugee Survey reveals that the number of refugees around the world grew to...
View ArticleIraq: Iraq: USCRI testifies before Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: IraqIraqi Refugee Crisis 'Byproduct of American Action in Iraq' (Washington D.C. 11/16/07) The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants...
View ArticleWorld: World Refugee Survey 2008
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: WorldThe World Refugee Survey 2008 offers 60 country updates and also highlights ten of the worst violators of refugees' rights. Also in this...
View ArticleThailand: USCRI calls on President Bush to support alternatives to human...
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: Thailand, MyanmarThe U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) calls on President Bush to support alternatives to the indefinite...
View ArticleMyanmar: Myanmar: Thailand's treatment of Rohingya refugees 'unjustifiable'
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: Myanmar, ThailandThe Thai military has come under harsh criticism in the past two months for its brutal mistreatment of over 500 Rohingya...
View ArticleBurundi: Uganda: Everyone speaks soccer
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Sudan, UgandaCall it soccer or football, the sport is a universal language for refugees and...
View ArticleAlgeria: Stonewalling on refugee rights: Algeria and the Sahrawi
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: Algeria, Western SaharaIntroduction and Executive Summary The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants' (USCRI) Director of Government...
View ArticleWorld: World Refugee Survey 2009
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: WorldSurviving the Worst Thailand, South Africa, Gaza, Malaysia, Kenya, Egypt, and Turkey are among the worst places for refugees according to...
View ArticleMyanmar: Thailand: Revitalizing the local economy and helping to end refugee...
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: Myanmar, ThailandView slideshow"From a distance, the camps look amazing. You just see hills covered in lush greenery and bamboo roof huts...
View ArticleHaiti: USCRI Commends Haitian Partners' Post-Earthquake Efforts
Source: US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsCountry: HaitiOne year after the devastating earthquake leveled much of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, the U.S. Committee for Refugees and...
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