To mark World Day Against Child Labor, in this week’s Policy and Advocacy Report, policy analyst Jenny Rodriguez examines child labor in different industries across various regions of the world. The report also includes a “Call to Action” to end child labor. Click here to read the full Policy & Advocacy Report by USCRI.
Category: Policy Briefs
Policy Brief: Defining Humanitarian Statuses
In anticipation of World Refugee Day, in this week’s Policy and Advocacy Report, policy analyst Aaron Nodjomian-Escajeda examines the legal definitions of various types of humanitarian protections. While there are different technical definitions of the various types of humanitarian protections for displaced individuals, this World Refugee Day, instead of focusing on what is a lawful […]
Policy Brief: The Crisis in Sudan
In this week’s Policy and Advocacy Report, policy analyst Daniel Salazar examines the humanitarian and displacement crisis in Sudan, which has displaced roughly one million people since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 15, 2023. The report analyzes the roots of the conflict, the latest […]
Policy Brief: Grave Violations: Children Affected by Armed Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In this Policy and Advocacy brief, policy analyst Victoria Walker examines the situation for children affected by armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including forcibly displaced children. The brief details violations perpetrated against children in the affected areas and provides recommendations to better protect them. Click here to read the full Policy & […]
Policy Brief – The Nexus of Human Smuggling, Trafficking, and Labor Exploitation
As reports continue to arise detailing the labor exploitation of hundreds of unaccompanied children as child commodities, so do conversations surrounding smuggling and human trafficking. In this policy brief, The Nexus of Human Smuggling, Trafficking, and Labor Exploitation, policy analyst Aaron Nodjomian-Escajeda examines the definitions of these three issues, where there is overlap, and the […]
Policy Brief: Afghans Arriving via the Southern Border
In this Policy and Advocacy brief, policy analyst Daniel Salazar examines the burgeoning trend of Afghans arriving in the United States via the southern border. The brief analyzes the breakdown of other pathways for Afghan nationals and eligibility for resettlement benefits and legal services for this population. Click here to read the full Policy & Advocacy Report by USCRI.
Policy Report: Child Commodities: The Labor Exploitation of Unaccompanied Children in the United States
America’s supply chains are entrenched in a dangerous tolerance for profiteering off the multiple vulnerabilities of unaccompanied children in the United States. On February 25, 2023, a startling New York Times report was published detailing the exploitation of hundreds of unaccompanied children for their labor across the United States. The report named some of the […]
Policy Brief – Vying for Work: Risk Factors, Push Factors, and Human Trafficking
This Policy Brief represents a segment of one chapter in a larger forthcoming report based on a USCRI field visit to Bangladesh in December 2022. This chapter focuses on the evolving human trafficking situation for Rohingya refugees in camps in the Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh. For more information on this field visit, read our […]
Policy Brief: Learning for What Future?
USCRI Policy Analyst Aaron Escajeda conducted a field visit to Bangladesh in December 2022 and met with domestic and international NGOs to better understand the context of and humanitarian response to the Rohingya refugee crisis. Additionally, USCRI visited multiple Rohingya refugee camps with Friendship NGO, which allowed USCRI to speak with Rohingya refugees directly as […]
A Systematic Failing for Asylum Seekers
World War II displaced an estimated 60 million individuals. As a result, in the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Refugee Protocol, the United Nations defined a refugee as a person who is unable or unwilling to return to their home country and cannot obtain protection in that country due to past persecution or a […]
