Reports

This letter is addressed to UN Secretary-general António Guterres and the Permanent Representatives of UN Security Council member states Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned organizations, write to urge you to demand publicly that the parties to the conflict…

Eritrean refugees remaining in Tigray and other parts of northern Ethiopia are in danger. Various state and regional actors in the ongoing conflict in Tigray view these refugees with suspicion or outright hostility. First-hand witnesses, corroborated…

Quick Overview The Civil War in Somalia has been going on for almost three decades. Although the intensity of the crisis has fluctuated over time, refugees continue to flee Somalia because of the combined forces of violence…

South Sudan has been marred by widespread sexual violence since its civil war broke out in 2013. Despite the peace agreement that was signed on September 12, 2018, the violence continues. The United Nations Mission in…

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is an international non-governmental organization that has advocated for the human rights of refugees and immigrants for 110 years. USCRI is gravely concerned about the 20,000 refugees from…

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is an international non-governmental organization that has advocated for the human rights of refugees and immigrants for 110 years. USCRI is gravely concerned about the United Nations’ report…

January 18, 2019 Contact: Stacie Blake sblake@uscridc.org | 703.310.1166 The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants applauds Ethiopia’s new refugee law allowing refugees to obtain work permits, access primary education, obtain drivers’ licenses, legally register life events such as…

In June, USCRI staff were able to meet some of the masterminds behind the stunning documentary, Sauti: Gayle Nosal (Executive Producer and Director) and Favourite, whose story is told in the film. The film, called “Voice”…

1. OVERVIEW SCOPE OF MISSION USCRI has a long history—nearly four decades—of working with Eritreans fleeing violence and persecution. Several of our board members visited Eritrea in 1997 and visited its neighboring country Ethiopia in 2010. USCRI undertook…

This is the story of Mukiza Noel, a young Burundian man who lived most of his life as a refugee. His parents fled Burundi in April of 1972 to escape massacres and killings targeted at the country's Hutu population.…