
Horrors of Asylum Seekers Deported to Cameroon
Feb 10, 2022. Cameroonian authorities subjected dozens of asylum seekers deported by the United States to serious human rights violations between 2019 and 2021, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. February 10, 2022“How Can You Throw Us Back?” Asylum Seekers Abused in the US and Deported to Harm in Cameroon After the United States rejected her asylum claim and deported her in October 2020, Esther,[1] a Cameroonian woman, found herself trapped in a nightmare in

U.S. Congress Passes Act Targeting VISAS for Those Who Abuse Human Rights of LGBTQI People
Melanie Nathan, 02/09/22
Global Respect Act imposes visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons responsible for or complicit in violating the human rights of individuals due to actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics. The President must report and periodically update a list of foreign persons responsible for such human rights violations and apply sanctions accordingly. The Department of State must designate at least one senior officer w

U.S. Court Ditches 2 Trump-Era Rules that denied Work to Asylum Seekers
Court Vacates Two Trump-Era Rules That Denied Work Authorization To Asylum Seekers Washington, D.C. (February 8, 2022) – A federal court ruled that two rules issued by the Trump administration restricting — and in some cases eliminating — access to work authorization for asylum seekers were illegally issued and are therefore invalid. More than a year ago, a group of nearly 20 asylum seekers along with three organizations sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) challeng

AHRC - Advisory 2022: Kenya Election & Refugee Protests
February 01, 2022 Warning: Things are gearing up for election in Kenya. In preparation for what is expected to be a tense election campaign, International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan has dispatched a legal team to Nairobi to gather potential proof of election violence. This should be a sign to foreigners/ refugees to lay low and invest in self security to whatever extent possible. Staging protests at this time will be dangerous. Calling attention to LGBTQI refugees a