{"id":2485,"date":"2008-12-08T17:17:49","date_gmt":"2008-12-08T22:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/?p=2485"},"modified":"2008-12-08T17:17:49","modified_gmt":"2008-12-08T22:17:49","slug":"gender-and-asylum-reforming-us-law-and-recognizing-the-difficulty-of-internal-relocation-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/2008\/12\/gender-and-asylum-reforming-us-law-and-recognizing-the-difficulty-of-internal-relocation-for-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender and Asylum: Reforming U.S. Law; and Recognizing the Difficulty of Internal Relocation for Women"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the topic of the intersection of gender and refugee law, two recent (admittedly unrelated) reports caught my eye. \u00a0The first: \u00a0Human Rights\u00a0<\/a>First<\/a><\/em>\u00a0released\u00a0\u201cHow to Repair the U.S. Asylum System: \u00a0Blueprint for the Next Administration.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Among the several excellent suggestions in this blueprint is to \u201crecognize gender-based persecution as a ground for asylum,\u201d and more specifically, to \u201c[d]irect DHS and DOJ to promulgate joint regulations\u00a0that make clear that women persecuted on account\u00a0of their gender are eligible for asylum.\u201d Such reform\u00a0is needed<\/a>. \u00a0Hat tip\u00a0Refblog Asylum Update<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The second item: \u00a0a report from Asylum Aid entitled\u00a0\u201cRelocation, Relocation: \u00a0The impact of internal relocation on women asylum seekers.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Internal relocation (also sometimes called the \u201cinternal flight alternative\u201d) is the idea that a person seeking refuge in another country should be required to flee internally, instead, if possible. \u00a0As the\u00a0summary of the report<\/a>\u00a0points out:<\/p>\n

As women\u2019s asylum and human rights claims are more likely than men\u2019s to be based on non-state persecution, women are disproportionately affected by the principle of internal relocation. This means even if you are recognised as being persecuted and at risk if you return to your home area, you may be told you can relocate to another part of your country. This report discusses the legal application of internal relocation and questions the appropriateness of this principle for women asylum seekers who have experienced gender based persecution.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hat tip\u00a0ImmigrationProf Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in these issues, the\u00a0Center for Gender and Refugee Studies<\/a>\u00a0is hiring, for a\u00a0permanent position<\/a>\u00a0as well as a\u00a0summer clerk position<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cross-posted at Feminist Law Professors<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On the topic of the intersection of gender and refugee law, two recent (admittedly unrelated) reports caught my eye. \u00a0The first: \u00a0Human Rights\u00a0First\u00a0released\u00a0\u201cHow to Repair the U.S. Asylum System: \u00a0Blueprint for the Next Administration.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Among the several excellent suggestions in this blueprint is to \u201crecognize gender-based persecution as a ground for asylum,\u201d and more specifically, to 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