Asylum Resources
ASYLUM AND REFUGEE INFORMATION
How Do I Apply for Asylum?
How Do I Get My Spouse and Children Derivative Asylum Status?
How Do I Get Resettled in the U.S. As A Refugee?
How Do I Apply for Derivative Refugee Status for My Spouse and Children?
Federal Court Recognizes Female Genital Mutilation As Ground for Asylum (7-9-99)
Department of Justice Issues Rule Under U.N. Torture Convention (2-26-99)
INS Issues Guidelines for Children's Asylum Cases (12-10-98)
INS Fact Sheet on Asylum (10-29-98)
TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS
How Do I Apply For Temporary Protected Status?
INS's Temporary Protected Status Chart
ASYLUM ARTICLES AND REPORTS
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: The Forgotten Registers: The Plight of Conscientious
Objectors To Military Service After the Conflict in Kosovo
Amnesty International (October 1999)
Lost in the Labyrinth: Detention of Asylum-Seekers
Amnesty International (September 1999)
Refugees Behind Bars: The Imprisonment of Asylum Seekers in the Wake of the 1996
Immigration Act
Lawyers Committee For Human Rights (August 1999)
Locked Away: Immigration Detainees in Jails in the U.S. Human Rights Watch Report (September 1998)
ASYLUM AND HUMAN RIGHTS LINKS
Africa Policy Information Center
Amnesty International
Asylumlaw.org - "Helping Win Asylum Cases Worldwide"
CALS Asylum Case Research Guide - Georgetown University Law Center
Center for Gender and Refugee Studies
DIANA International Human Rights Database
Directory of Human Rights Resources on the Internet
Fourth World Documentation Project
Getting Online For Human Rights
FAQ's and Answers About Using the Internet in Human Rights Work
Huaren (Chinese Diaspora)
Human Rights - Asia Pacific
Human Rights Interactive Network
Human Rights in China
Human Rights Internet
Human Rights Library
University of Minnesota
Human Rights Watch
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
International Rescue Committee
Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights
Oneworld.net
PeaceNet
Physicians for Human Rights
Refugee Law Center
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (REFWORLD)
U.S. Committee for Refugees
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT
1999 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (2-25-00)
1998 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (2-26-99)
Statement of Rep. Christopher H. Smith, Chairman of the Subcommittee on International
Relations and Human Rights Regarding the 1998 State Department Country Reports on
Human Rights (2-26-99)
1997 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights
U.S. Policies in Support of Religious Freedom: Focus of Christians (7-22-97)
Designation of Foreign Terrorist Organizations
1997 Patterns of Global Terrorism Report
KOSOVO ALBANIAN REFUGEES
Press Release: INS Expands and Extends Relief for Kosovars Already in the U.S. (6-8-99)
Fact Sheet: INS Refugee Processing for Kosovo Albanians (5-5-99)
Network of Local Organizations Who Will Resettle Kosovar Refugees
HAITIAN REFUGEE IMMIGRATION FAIRNESS ACT (HRIFA)
INS Issues Reminder For Haitians Eligible for HRIFA Benefits (2-15-00)
Q & A: Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (5-11-99)
News Release: INS Announces HRIFA Procedures (5-11-99)
INS Fact Sheet: HRIFA At-a-Glance (5-11-99)
CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT
News Release: Clarification of Eligibility under the Cuban Adjustment Act (4-26-99)