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Wed Nov 11
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An Asylum and Refugee System in Tatters: Where Do We Go from Here?
- 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
- Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- By: Cornell Law School
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This event takes place online.
- Refugees
- Political asylum
Bill will talk about the current status of the US refugee and asylum systems and how they might change over the next four years.
Since 2005, Bill Frelick has served as the Refugee Rights director at Human Rights Watch, through which he monitors, investigates, and documents human rights abuses against refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons, and advocates for the rights of forcibly displaced persons worldwide. From 2002-2005, Mr. Frelick was the director of Amnesty International USA’s Refugee Program. He was also previously the director of the U.S. Committee for Refugees, which he served for 18 years (1984-2002). He has traveled to refugee sites throughout the world and is widely published. He was the editor of USCR’s annual World Refugee Survey and monthly Refugee Reports.
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