CGRS CALIFORNIA INC
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Mission Statement
CGRS-California enhances the capacity of attorneys to litigate successfully individual asylum cases, while advocating for institutional changes to benefit asylum seekers more broadly. We merge innovative technology and law to devise new and creative approaches aimed at empowering asylum advocates. With a staff of experienced and renowned educators and litigators in the field of asylum law, we provide unparalleled technical assistance (TA) and training services to practitioners; litigate select cases with the potential for maximum impact; and advocate for policy changes to safeguard the human rights of asylum seekers.
About This Cause
CGRS-California serves as the California-focused arm of the national Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, based at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings). Launched in November 2014, CGRS-California is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the sole focus of protecting the rights of refugees living in California. We work closely and continue to be affiliated with CGRS, bringing into focus the same vision for a world where the rights of refugees are respected, and people seeking safety in the United States are treated with dignity and fairness. CGRS-California provides free expert consultations, resources, and trainings to attorneys and organizations in California to help obtain the best possible outcomes for individual asylum seekers. We work closely with our partner organizations at the San Francisco Immigrant Legal Defense Collaborative to train and mentor attorneys providing direct representation for unaccompanied children and their families living in San Francisco. CGRS-California additionally undertakes strategic impact litigation on behalf of refugees, engages in policy development, research, and in-country fact-finding, and uses international human rights instruments to address the root causes of persecution.