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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.
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.
Request for Thematic Hearing on Widespread Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Haiti During 186th Period of Sessions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
A coalition of organizations requested a thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to address escalating sexual violence against women and girls in Haiti.
Request for thematic hearing on human mobility and structural racism in the region and the need for an anti-racist approach
A coalition of organizations requested a thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to address the link between the historical racialization in Central America, Mexico, the United States and Canada and discriminatory migration policies that imperil migrants at every sta
Civil Society Organizations Welcome Introduction of House Resolution to Restore the Rule of Law in Guatemala
CGRS joined U.S. civil society organizations in this letter welcoming the House Resolution on Guatemala introduced on November 16, 2022 by Representatives Norma Torres, Albio Sires, Chuy Garcia, Jim McGovern, and Joaquin Castro.
Civil Society Organizations Across the Americas Condemn US Government Expansion of Title 42 and Regional Restrictions to Asylum Access; Sound the Alarm on Growing Humanitarian Crisis
We joined a letter condeming the administration's decision to expand Title 42 and urging all signatory countries of the Los Angeles Declaration to adhere to their commitment to promote humane migration management.
Civil Society Organizations Across the Americas Condemn US Government Expansion of Title 42 and Regional Restrictions to Asylum Access; Sound the Alarm on Growing Humanitarian Crisis
This letter condemns the Biden administration's expansion of Title 42 and calls on the United States and all signatory countries of the Los Angeles Declaration to reverse course and ensure the humane reception of Venezuelans and others seeking safety in the region.
Organizaciones a lo largo de las Américas condenan la expansión del Título 42 para personas venezolanas y la crisis humanitaria regional que se ha exacerbado como resultado
This letter condemns the Biden administration's expansion of Title 42 and calls on the United States and all signatory countries of the Los Angeles Declaration to reverse course and ensure the humane reception of Venezuelans and others seeking safety in the region.
