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Call for the end of Title 42, a cruel U.S. policy against Asylum Seekers

Doctors of the World USA condemns the recent extension of Title 42 expulsions at the U.S. southern border, despite the CDC’s stated position that the order should be lifted.
Title 42 has been used since 2020 by U.S. authorities to block and expel asylum seekers and other migrants from the United States under the guise of a pandemic mitigation measure. This decision endangers the lives of men, women and children who have a legal right to seek asylum and who are no more likely than anyone else in the country to carry disease.
Read the letter written by a group of public health experts, including Ron Waldman, Board President of Doctors of the World USA, urging the Biden administration to cease expansions to Title 42 and its subversion of public health to advance immigration control objectives.
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World Population Day 2022

 
 
 
 
These mega trends have far-reaching consequences. They affect economic development, employment, income distribution, poverty and social protections. Women represent half of the world’s population and will play a vital part in building a better, more sustainable and equitable world. Doctors of the World will continue its fight for women’s rights, by advocating for equity and continuing its many programs that focus on supporting women, so that they can continue the important work that they do for our world. For those that would like to know more about World Population Day and the 2022 status of women’s rights, click on the link to see the United Nations publication: https://www.unfpa.org/data/world-population-dashboard

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World Refugee Day 2022

 
 
 
 
This holds true for all asylum seekers and refugees. However, many refugees from other countries as well as third state nationals or stateless people from Ukraine often do not enjoy the same access to fundamental rights and services. Now, it is time for governments to show that they do not distinguish between human beings in need according to their origin, gender, religion, or the color of their skin. No hierarchy must be put between people seeking protection. The right not to be discriminated against is enshrined in several international human rights treaties and the 1951 Refugee Convention specifically prohibits discrimination between refugees based on race, religion, or country of origin.

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