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Prevention of discrimination 6
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Right to health 5
Right to justice 1
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Right to self-determination 4
Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 17
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Security situation 8
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) 12
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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 8
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Kuwait: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy 11 December 2015 \| Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service \| Document type: Country Reports
The Islamic State and U.S. Policy 8 December 2015 \| Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service \| Document type: Country Reports
Beyond Detention: A Global Strategy to support governments to end the detention of asylum-seeker and refugees, 2014-2019. National Action Plan - United States of America December 2015 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Country Reports
Can States and Localities Bar the Resettlement of Syrian Refugees Within Their Jurisdictions? 28 November 2015 \| Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service \| Document type: Country Reports
Syrian Refugee Admissions and Resettlement in the United States: In Brief 19 November 2015 \| Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service \| Document type: Country Reports
Iran-U.S. Air Service Not Imminent 18 November 2015 \| Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service \| Document type: Country Reports
Immigration: Visa Security Policies 18 November 2015 \| Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service \| Document type: Country Reports
The "Islamic State" and U.S. Policy 18 November 2015 \| Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service \| Document type: Country Reports
European Security, Islamist Terrorism, and Returning Fighters 16 November 2015 \| Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service \| Document type: Country Reports
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response 9 October 2015 \| Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service \| Document type: Country Reports

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