Amnesty International, National Refugee Program

The National Refugee Program of Amnesty International USA works to promote our government's compliance with international law concerning refugees who are seeking political asylum in the United States. They also provide human rights documentation and legal referrals to asylum seekers and their representatives. An area of particular concern for AIUSA is the detention of non-criminal asylum seekers.

500 Sansome Street Suite 615 San Francisco, CA 94111 phone: (415) 291-0601 fax: (415) 291-8722 e-mail: refugee@aiusa.org

Survivors International

The only organization of its kind in Northern California and one of the three largest treatment centers in the United States which assist survivors of torture from around the world by providing psychotherapy, medical consultations, support groups, ESL classes, social services assistance and psychological and medical evaluations for political asylum applicants.

447 Sutter Street Suite 811 San Francisco, CA 94108 phone: (415) 765-6999 e-mail: survivorsintl@msn.com Web: http://www.survivorsintl.org

Immigrant Legal Resource Center

ILRC works with immigrants and citizens to make critical legal assistance and social services accessible to all, regardless of income, and to build a society that values diversity and respects the dignity and rights of all people.

1663 Mission Street Suite 602 San Francisco, CA 94103 e-mail: asylum@ilrc.org Web: http://www.ilrc.org/

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission is a San Francisco-based non-governmental organization. IGLHRC's mission is to protect and advance the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status. The Asylum Program at IGLHRC, supports claims for asylum made by those who fear persecution because of their sexual orientation or HIV status. We provide documentation of human rights abuses perpetrated against lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, the trangendered, and people with HIV/AIDS to clients' lawyers, the media, persons considering an asylum claim, and other interested parties.

1360 Mission Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94103 phone: 415-255-8680 fax: 415-255-8662 e-mail: asylum@iglhrc.org Web: http://www.iglhrc.org/

Center for Gender & Refugee Studies

The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS) seeks to enhance the protection of women's human rights by providing expertise and resources in support of women asylum-seekers. CGRS provides legal expertise and resources in individual cases of women asylum-seekers, engages in advocacy efforts through domestic and international networking, and participates in broad public education efforts on the issue in order to educate decision makers and the public on relevant legal and factual norms and to contribute to the formulation of national and international policy and practice.

U.C. Hastings College of the Law 200 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94102 phone: 415/565-4720 fax: 415/565-4865 e-mail: musalok@uchastings.edu Web: http://www.uchastings.edu/cgrs/

The Center for Justice & Accountability

The Center for Justice & Accountability (CJA) is an international human rights legal services organization launched in 1998 with initial support from Amnesty International USA and the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. CJA aims to close off the United States as a safe haven for torturers and other violators of human rights. In an effort to seek redress on behalf of those whose human rights have been grossly violated, CJA files civil lawsuits in the courts of the United States under the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) and the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA) against human rights violators from abroad who reside, visit, or keep assets in the United States. Additional activities include facilitating visa revocation, exclusion and removal of human rights violators, and providing witnesses and evidence to federal officials, international tribunals and other entities responsible for prosecuting perpetrators of human rights violations.

588 Sutter Street, No. 433 San Francisco, CA 94102 phone: 415-544-0444 fax: 415-544-0456 e-mail: cja@sirius.com Web: http://www.impunity.org

U.S. Committee for Refugees: Worldwide Refugee Information

The annual World Refugee Survey reports on conditions for refugees and internally displaced persons in 120 countries. It includes the most accurate and comprehensive refugee statistics available anywhere, as well as important articles on refugees written by experts around the world.

http://www.refugees.org/world/worldmain.htm

Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area

Founded in 1968, shortly after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Lawyers‰ Committee for Civil Rights uses a full range of legal techniques including litigation, preventive counseling, and administrative advocacy to represent the interests of minorities and the poor in our community.

Our work covers employment discrimination, welfare advocacy, voting rights, housing and community development, immigrant and refugee rights, and the promotion and defense of affirmative action programs.

http://www.lccr.com/

KQED TV9 DT30

Well-Founded Fear

Well-Founded Fear is a documentary about what goes on behind the electronic doors of the asylum office, the dramatic real-life stage where American ideals about human rights collide with the nearly impossible task of trying to know the truth. With inside access never before granted to any outsiders, Well-Founded Fear enters the closed corridors of the INS for an extraordinary close-up look at what has been called "the Ellis Island of the 21st Century". The PBS/P.O.V. premiere of the film aired locally on KQED TV9 June 14, 2000.

The web site features a Facilitators Guide which contains brief historical background on asylum in the U.S as well as themes and discussion questions for using the film to initiate dialogue on the issues of political asylum and human rights. The Tool Kit includes facilitator's guide, glossary of terms, fact sheet, sample press materials as well as activity suggestions on how to use Well-Founded Fear in your community.

WEB P.O.V. site: http://www.pbs.org/pov/wellfoundedfear
Film Producer's site: http://www.wellfoundedfear.org
Television Race Initiative site: http://www.pbs.org/pov/tvraceinitiative

Independent View and KQED 88.5FM

The directors of the documentary Well-Founded Fear were guests on KQED TV's Independent View http://inview.kqed.org/archives.html which aired on June 2, 2000 and on Fresh Air http://www.freshair.com/ on KQED 88.5FM http://kqed.org/fm/index.html, Thursday, May 4, 2000.

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