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Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children releases landmark report on refugees with disabilities in countries affected by conflict
23 June 2008 (New York/Geneva) -- The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children today released "Disabilities among Refugees and Conflict-Affected Populations," the first major report to address the critical needs of a virtually invisible population: refugees and people displaced within their own countries who suffer from physical, sensory or mental disabilities. Read full story
The Women's Commission Calls on ICE to Follow Congressional Directives on Family Detention
12 June 2008 (New York, NY) -- On June 16, the U.S. government will be another step closer to expanding the detention of immigrant families. Read full story
The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children Support Rep. Zoe Lofgren's Efforts to Combat Unnecessary Deaths in U.S. Detention Centers
8 May 2008 (New York, NY) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children applauds Rep. Zoe Lofgren's (D-CA) introduction of H.R. 5950, the "Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008," and urges swift passage of the bill. Read full story

Child Detainees Battle System Alone
Truthout.org
27 June 2008 -- Michelle Brané, director, detention and asylum program, has been interviewed by Truthout.org for a feature article about children in detention. The article was also picked up by Alternet.org. Read full story
Women's Commission Releases Report on Disabled People Fleeing from Conflict
forcedmigrants.blogspot.com
24 June 2008 -- The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children today released "Disabilities among Refugees and Conflict-Affected Populations," the first major report to address the critical needs of a virtually invisible population: refugees and people displaced within their own countries who suffer from Read full story
Refugees with Disabilities Face Hardships in Camps
24 June 2008 (Voice of America) -- An estimated 3.5 million displaced people live with disabilities in refugee camps around the world. The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children says these refugees have limited access to resources. Read full story

Displaced, disabled, and in need of our care
Boston Globe
25 June 2008 (Op-ed by Amb. Jean Kennedy Smith) -- OUT OF sight, out of mind. There is no better way to characterize the plight of the hundreds of thousands of refugees worldwide - most of them women, children, and the elderly - whose suffering is compounded by physical, sensory, or mental disabilities. Read full story
We must confront violence against women
The Hill
18 June 2008 -- Op-ed by Senators Joseph Biden (D-Del.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.). Read full story
Lack of Care in Detention
The New York Times
16 June 2008 -- Letter to the Editor by Michelle Brané re "Dying in Detention" (Editorial, June 11): "If the United States is to remain a beacon of freedom and justice, we need to protect the basic human rights of the people entrusted to our care." Read full story

The Need for Priority Reproductive Health Services for Displaced Iraqi Women and Girls
Reproductive Health Matters
6 June 2008 -- Sarah Chynoweth, program manager, reproductive health program, pens article on the reproductive health needs of displaced Iraqi women and girls. Read full story
Marginalizing Youth: How Economic Programs Fail Youth in Post-Conflict Settings
International Development Matters: Youth, Conflict and Enterprise (CHF International)
27 February 2008 -- An article by Dale Buscher, protection program director. Read full story
Contraceptives in sub-Saharan Africa: An unmet need
Media for Global Development
13 December 2007 -- Sandra Krause, reproductive health program director, is quoted. Read full story

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