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Attacks on civilians and other violations of international humanitarian law reflect a growing trend in conflicts around the world.

“It’s important to support the LGBTQ+ community because, as human beings, we should have the same responsibilities and rights. The more inclusion, the less discrimination we’ll experience.”

On Wednesday, September 29, the ̽����ѡ in Atlanta’s Executive Director, Justin Howell, hosted a webinar briefing with our partners—Alpa Amin, Executive Director of Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network (GAIN); Marjan Nadir, Economic Empowerment Manager at Refugee Women’s Network (RWN); and Chris Purdy, Director of Veterans for American Ideals and Outreach at Human Rights First—to discuss our work and how the community can help us welcome and support new Afghan arrivals in Georgia and continue our more than 40-year history of welcoming refugees to our state.

Breaches of International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law during the two-year old conflict have precipitated the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, affecting 18 million people.