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American
Bar Association (ABA)
The ABA is the largest voluntary professional association for lawyers
in the world.
Amnesty
International
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement to promote human rights as enshrined
in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international doctrines
with particular emphasis on campaigns to free all prisoners of conscience;
ensure fair and prompt trials for political prisoners; abolish the death penalty,
torture and other cruel treatment of prisoners; and end political killings
and "disappearances."
Center of Victims of Torture (CVT)
DIANA
- International Human Rights Database
Project Diana is an international archive of human rights legal documentation.
This site is maintained under the guidance of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center
for International Human Rights at Yale Law School.
Human
Rights Interactive Network
Offering international human rights and humanitarian assistance.
Human
Rights Resources Web Site
A wealth of information on human rights can be found here.
International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development
Immigrant
Rights-ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union is the nation's foremost advocate of
individual rights -- litigating, legislating, and educating the public on
a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States.
Iranian Human Rights Working Group
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights
Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Refworld
A collection of full-text databases representing some of the most comprehensive
and reliable refugee information resource available, drawn from the most current
and authoritative sources.
State Department Human Rights Reports
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
U.S. Department of State Human Rights Reports
Witness
- A Project of the Lawyers Committee on Human Rights
This is a good resource for people seeking information on asylum developments.
The
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Web Site
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) was founded in 1946
and is a national bar association of over 5,200 attorney members who practice
and teach immigration law. AILA is an Affiliated Organization of the American
Bar Association.
ABA
Immigration Pro Bono Development Project
Since 1990 the ABA Immigration Pro Bono Development Project/Bar Activation
Program has worked to promote immigrants' equal access to our justice system.
Consular Notification and Access
Department
of State (DOS), Bureau of Consular Affairs
The Bureau of Consular Affairs administers laws, regulations and policies to
US Embassies and Consulates worldwide regarding services to US citizens abroad
such as citizenship and nationality issues, notarization of documents, international
parental child abduction and international adoptions.
Immigration
and Naturalization Service
The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is the organization charged
with the enforcement of US immigration laws inside the US borders.
Office
of the Attorney General
The Attorney General heads the Department of Justice and is charged with
the administration and enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act of
1952 (INA).
United
States Department of Justice (DOJ)
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is the chief enforcement arm of the Executive
Branch of Government and under its aegis are several important immigration-related
governmental bodies.
United
States Department of State (DOS)
The Department of State (DOS) or State Department executes the President’s
foreign affairs policies through the direction of the Secretary of State. The
DOS supervises the Foreign Service at US Embassies and Consulates worldwide
and administers US immigration law outside the US.
U.S. Embassies and Consulates on the Web
U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform
Visa Appointment Reservation System
Executive
Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has been delegated certain
authority by the Attorney General to interpret immigration laws and conduct
administrative hearings and appellate reviews. The EOIR is completely independent
of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service (INS) and the Office
of Special Counsel for Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices (Civil
Rights Division)and consists of the following:
Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) Office of the Associate Director (OAD) Board of Immigration Appeals Precedent Decisions Federal Bureau of Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice and has authority and responsibility to investigate over 200 categories of federal crimes.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (OAS)
Office
of Administrative Law Judges Law Library
Administrative
law judges from the United States Department of Labor's Office of Administrative
Law Judges preside over formal hearings concerning many labor-related matters
including immigration. The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals is also
within this administrative body.
LatinoWeb
The philosophy and objectives of small and medium size Latino businesses in
the United States.
Hindustan.net
This site contains a search engine geared toward Indian nationals.
Ellis
Island Immigration Museum
The Ellis Island Museum tells the inspiring story of the largest human migration
in modern history. Between 1892 and 1954, 12 million immigrants were processed
at Ellis Island.
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