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Commentary: U.S. must restore refugees right to entry
Claudia Donoso, For the Express-News
Jan. 30, 2021
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Tens of thousands remain in immigration detention despite the COVID-19 risk. The U.S. suspension of processing asylum-seekers and migrants violates international and domestic law.Associated Press file photo
The closure of borders was not the only restrictive measure adopted by the previous administration to contain the COVID-19 pandemic: The immigration system has been severely impacted in a way that violates international and U.S. law, and must be addressed by the new administration.
The first steps should include resuming asylum-seekers’ and migrants’ access to their rights through a safe and legal process, and acknowledging the rights of asylum-seekers across the Americas.
Honduras: UN and IACHR Experts Urge Immediate Adoption of Law to Protect Internally Displaced People
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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, welcomed the official submission of the Bill for the Prevention, Care, and Protection of Internally Displaced People to the National Congress of Honduras on October 14, 2020. In view of the current context in the region, which is marked by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters, the two organizations praised the initiative and urged the State to implement measures to guarantee comprehensive protection for the human rights of internally displaced persons.
Honduran lawmakers should reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would entrench current harsh restrictions on reproductive rights and the prohibition on same-sex marriage, Human Rights Watch said today.