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Jun 16, 2021 · "It will save lives. It will ensure that women who are seeking asylum from domestic violence and other forms of gender-based persecution will be able to have their claims fairly considered ...
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Dec 30, 2021 · Immigration Blog Essay December 30, 2021. Re-setting Gender-Based Asylum Law. Sabrineh Ardalan. Deborah Anker. The United States has long recognized the duty to protect refugees and prevent their return to persecution or torture. Indeed, the United States is a signatory to the Protocol to the Refugee Convention and the Convention Against ...
Jun 20, 2024 · Reform asylum law to name gender as a protected ground | Right now, many survivors of violence are denied protection from persecution because the law does not clearly state that they qualify. We can change that by urging Congress and the Administration to name gender-based persecution as a reason for protection.
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Heger, 33, never intended to become an asylum lawyer. In 2017, she was in law school and planned to use the degree in her role as the chief operating officer of a non-profit organisation that provided jobs and skill training to women in Africa. But while she was on a public bus on the way to the airport at the end of a trip to Baja California, Mexi...
In 1985, the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, concluded that women who face harsh or inhumane treatment for gender-based reasons can qualify for protection under the Refugee Conventionas members of a “particular social group,” setting an international precedent for countries to grant women asylum based on the fear of persecution or being targeted on acc...
In June 2018, everything changed. Jeff Sessions, attorney general under the Trump administration at the time, used his prerogative as the country’s chief law enforcement officer to issue a ruling in the asylum case of a Salvadoran woman who had suffered 15 years of brutal domestic violence before being able to flee to the US. The move was part of t...
If Heger is able to win María’s case – which will likely still take years to conclude – María will be granted permanent residence and protection in the US. The same goes for the other 16 women Heger is representing. And, if the Board of Immigration Appeals – the government body responsible for reviewing and applying immigration laws – publishes its...
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Apr 18, 2022 · Deisy Ramírez, asylum seeker “They treated me like a slave,” she said. “I was so scared that whole time.” Ramírez is one of thousands of people pursuing protection from gender-based violence in a US asylum system that was gutted during the presidency of Donald Trump and has been only partially restored by President Joe Biden.
Dec 5, 2023 · Confronting transphobia and the epidemic of gender-based violence against the trans community necessitates a comprehensive and concerted effort across various fronts. The need to include gender as a named ground of asylum, alongside the other fundamental attributes already included such as race, religion, and nationality is crucial.
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asylum procedure. The information presented in this fact sheet is extracted from the Asylum Report 2022 and covers developments in 2021 and early 2022. Women and girls throughout the world may be subjected to intense forms of cultural, structural and direct violence. Gender-based violence may include – but is by no means limited to – sexual ...
