Regional Focus: Americas

11th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference, Washington, DC, 21 Oct. 2014 [access]
- Follow the link to access videos of the conference.

153rd Session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Washington, DC, 23 Oct.-7 Nov. 2014 [access]
- Summaries of relevant sessions provided by Human Rights Brief are available for "Human Rights Situation of Migrant and Refugee Children and Families in the United States," "Human Rights Situation of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Americas – 30th Anniversary of Cartagena Declaration," and "Situation of Human Rights of Migrant Children, Families and Refugees in the Americas."

"Back to the Dark Ages? The Imminent Danger of a Regional Domino Effect in Obama’s Hardline Policy for Mothers Fleeing Central America," Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 53 (Nov. 2014) [full-text]

The Continuity of Risk: A Three-city Study of Congolese Women-at-risk Resettled in the U.S. (University of Texas at Austin & North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Sept. 2014) [text]

I Was Interviewed for Asylum, but I Never Received a Decision (The Asylumist, Oct. 2014) [text]

Motivos de Migración de la Niñez y Juventud en 27 Municipios de El Salvador (World Vision, Oct. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

Welcome to Canada? A Critical Review and Assessment of Canada’s Fast-Changing Immigration Policies: A Literature Review, RCIS Working Paper, no. 2014/6 (Ryerson University, Oct. 2014) [text]
- See also related panel discussion, scheduled 19 Nov. 2014.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (17 Oct. 2014)

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