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Women's Commission featured in Houston Chronicle commentary
Houston Chronicle
23 April, 2008 -- In continuing Hutto coverage from the Houston Chronicle, columnist Lisa Falkenberg notes the Women's Commission's "tireless efforts" for reforms at the detention center. Read full story
Detainee center gets 'family-friendly' makeover
Austin American-Statesman
23 April, 2008 (Taylor, Texas) -- Michelle Brane of the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children and other advocates say the lawsuit, public pressure and media exposure of conditions at T. Don Hutto moved the immigration agency to take action. Read full story
Immigrant family detention center shows upgrades
Houston Chronicle / Associated Press
22 April, 2008 (Taylor, TX) -- Advocates disagree and contend that public awareness, a report last year detailing conditions at Hutto and the lawsuit spurred ICE to action. "It is true that some of the changes were made before the settlement ... 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
The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children Responds to Texas Detention Center "Media Tour"
22 April, 2008 (New York, NY) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Officials with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offered a media tour today at a controversial detention center for immigrant and asylum-seeking families: the Don T. Read full story
Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children Supports New UN SR Report on U.S. Immigration Detention Policy
7 March, 2008 (New York, NY) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dr. Jorge Bustamante, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, today presented his long-awaited report on his official visit to the U.S. Read full story

Whole generations of refugees may miss out on the chance of education
Financial Times
29 January, 2008 -- From Ms. Jenny Perlman Robinson. Sir, James Fontanella and Tom Burgis have it right: refugees do indeed need lessons for life ("Investing In Young People 2008", Special Report, January 25), and in many refugee settings, education is sorely lacking. Read full story
Universal Children’s Day: Women’s Commission Urges Action around Detained Migrant Children
20 November, 2007 (New York, NY) -- On November 20th, Universal Children’s Day, the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children was one of more than 120 US-based non-governmental organizations and advocates working to protect children that issued a Call to Action. Read full story
Protect displaced
Ottawa Citizen
29 October, 2007 -- It is indeed true that the lives and safety of women and girls in Darfur, Sudan are at great risk, in particular those living in camps for the displaced. They face the danger of sexual violence almost daily, as they leave the relative safety of the camps to search for firewood to cook their food. 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
Preserving Health, Saving Lives: Priority Reproductive Health Services in Emergencies
Global HealthLink, by Sarah Chynoweth
1 February, 2007 -- Read full story

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