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U.S. Administration Is Neglecting the Real Emergency at the Border

In response to President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the U.S. southern border as a means to direct funding to unnecessary border…

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I Saw the Emergency at the U.S. Border. It Doesn’t Require a Wall.

Thousands of distraught asylum seekers, waiting weeks and months at border shelters, their futures in limbo. Children – and teens – so traumatized that…

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Sudan: Release Doctors from Unlawful Detention, Stop Obstructing Health Care Delivery

The Sudanese government of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir is detaining doctors and targeting hospitals with tear gas amidst mass protests against the al-Bashir regime.…

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Force-Feeding of Immigrants in Detention Centers Violates Medical Ethics

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is force-feeding nine people who are on a hunger strike while held in immigration detention centers in Texas.…

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As Nielsen Visits Border, “Migrant Protection Protocols” Increase Vulnerability of Migrants

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen is visiting the San Ysidro border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana today. The following statement is…

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PHR to UN Rapporteur: Press for Rohingya Safety and Justice

UN Special Rapporteur to Myanmar Yanghee Lee will visit Bangladesh on January 19 to assess the conditions of the more than 920,000 Rohingya who…

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Zero Protection: How U.S. Border Enforcement Harms Migrant Safety and Health

Executive Summary Over the past three decades, U.S. administrations from both parties have introduced border enforcement strategies that have led to the deaths or…

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Debunking President Trump’s U.S. “Border Crisis”

On Tuesday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump solemnly declared “a growing humanitarian and security crisis” on the U.S. border with Mexico that demands urgent…

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A Tech Solution to Documenting Sexual Violence

This post originally appeared on OpenGlobalRights. It’s not uncommon to see Post-Rape Care (PRC) forms, the standardized medical intake document for sexual violence in…