Below is a guest post written by our Legal Director Chris Mansour about the importance of VAWA reauthorization. Our client Lisa was raped by her stepfather for over a year, […]
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Uganda to Pass Anti-Gay Bill
Uganda will pass its anti-gay bill by the end of 2012, according to an article from the Associated Press. The speaker of Uganda’s parliament says the legislation is what Ugandans […]
Read MorePresident Obama Allows for 70,000 Refugees for Fiscal Year 2013
In September, prior to his re-election, President Barack Obama authorized the admission of up to 70,000 refugees to the United States for the Fiscal Year 2013. The admission of 70,000 […]
Read More2012 Thanksgiving Event Photos
View photos from our Thanksgiving Event, including our new Angel of Freedom Awards.
Read MoreHRI’s 2012 Angel of Freedom Award
Tonight HRI honors the recipients of our most prestigious award, the 2012 Angel of Freedom Awards. The recipients include, The Agape Clinic, The Dallas Women’s Foundation, and Vinson & Elkins […]
Read MoreExecutive Director: A Gala at the Dallas Holocaust Museum Reminds Us Why We Should Care
HRI’s Executive Director Bill Holston recently wrote an article for D Magazine‘s FrontRow blog about the annual Hope for Humanity awards where past president and lifetime member of the HRI […]
Read MoreFederal Immigration Court Backlogs Despite Increase in Judges
A recently released report from the Justice Department found that government isn’t effectively handling the caseload in the federal immigration courts, despite a surge in the number of judges working […]
Read MoreFood for Thought: Dancing in the Glory of Monsters
Food for Thought is a regular feature profiling books, music, movies, and art with a human rights angle. Below our Executive Director Bill Holston reviews Dancing in the Glory of […]
Read MoreImmigrant Women: Forgotten and Discounted
While there was plenty of talk during the presidential debates about the equality of women, one group remained unmentioned and invisible: immigrant women who suffer in silence at the hands […]
Read MoreIncreased Migration of Unaccompanied Children to the U.S.
A recent report by the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) explores the recent influx of unaccompanied undocumented children from Central America. The report, Forced from Home: The Lost Boys and Girls […]
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