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)