In the News
Why Many Iraqi Refugees Who Want to Settle in Detroit Are Being Sent Elsewhere
U.S. News & World Report - 12/23/2008
US Commission Reports Iraqi Religious Minorities Face Persecution
Voice of America - 12/17/2008
The debt we owe Iraqi interpreters
Christian Science Monitor - 12/9/2008
Iraqi Refugee Stories
"My life is being wasted here."
From
the small city of Kut in the south of Iraq, "Mirah," now 27, was
working on a degree in English at her local university when the U.S.entered Iraq
in 2003. Read
Mirah's story.
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Up to 2 million Iraqis have fled their country, and 2.8 million more are internally displaced inside Iraq. Their fight to live in dignity only grows worse as food prices increase, savings are depleted, families struggle to access education and health care, child labor and prostitution become common survival strategies. The U.S has a moral obligation – as well as a strategic interest – to lead the international community with a comprehensive response to this destabilizing humanitarian crisis.
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Are We Doing Enough?
The U.S. expects to admit at least 17,000 Iraqi refugees by September 30, 2009.
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Source: U.S. Dept. of State - Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration - Office of Admissions - Refugee Processing Center
The Iraqi Refugee Crisis
Human Rights First is working to secure a comprehensive response to the Iraqi refugee crisis. We ask the United States to bring some of the most vulnerable refugees to safety through a major resettlement initiative and to lead the international community in providing aid for refugees and those displaced within Iraq.
HRF Releases Comprehensive Strategy on Iraqi Refugee Crisis
Human Rights First calls on President-elect Obama to fulfill his campaign's commitment to confront the Iraqi refugee crisis. In a new blueprint - How to Confront the Iraqi Refugee Crisis - Human Rights First provides a detailed and comprehensive strategy for the incoming administration. Addressing the crisis is not only a moral imperative for the United States; it is also in the country's strategic interest, and will help rehabilitate the U.S. reputation in the region.