We found 672 results for “Accountability”.
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Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Demand Trump Administration Provide Information, Access to Immigrants Transferred to Guantánamo Bay
February 7, 2025
Human Rights First joined a coalition of immigrant rights advocates urging the U.S. government to provide immediate access to the individuals transferred from the U.S.…
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Sanctioning the ICC Sets Back Justice Promoting Efforts Around the World
February 6, 2025
New York, NY– In response to news that the Trump administration will sanction officials of the International Criminal Court, Human Rights First’s Senior Director for…
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Human Rights First Condemns Rights-Violating Executive Orders
January 24, 2025
Washington, D.C. – This week, the Trump administration announced its policy priorities and agenda in a series of cruel, brazenly overreaching executive orders that recklessly…
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Human Rights First Calls for Magnitsky Sanctions in Egyptian Bribery of Senator Menendez
January 14, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today called on the U.S. government to impose targeted financial and visa sanctions on a senior Egyptian official and…
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Targeted and Killed
January 3, 2025
How Russia Targeted and Killed HRD Tigran Galustyan in Ukraine On Sunday, October 6, 2024, Human Rights Defender (HRD) Tigran Galustyan was driving to rescue…
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Honoring Human Rights Day with Action that Matters
December 10, 2024
As we mark Human Rights Day, your support for the work of Human Rights First could not be more necessary or urgent. At Human Rights…
Testimony
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Implementation of the Global Magnitsky Laws
December 9, 2024
Adam Keith, Senior Director for Accountability Thank you, Chairman Cardin and Ranking Member Risch, for holding this hearing on the implementation of Global Magnitsky sanctions…
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Human Rights First Condemns Calls for Sanctions in Response to Israel Arrest Warrants
November 22, 2024
The International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday issued arrest warrants against Israel’s prime minister, its former defense minister, and a Hamas leader whose reported death is…
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Using Magnitsky Sanctions and Other Tools to Seek the Release of Political Prisoners
November 21, 2024
In our November 13, 2024, webinar, Mobilizing Action for Political Prisoners, Human Rights First brought together human rights experts, advocates, and family members of formerly…
Blog, Testimony
Finucane Family Testifies in U.S. Congress About Inquiry into 1989 Murder of Belfast Human Rights Lawyer
November 20, 2024
This week, the family of murdered Belfast human rights lawyer Pat Finucane testified at hearings in the United States Congress about the independent inquiry into…
Press, Statement
Statement on the 2024 Presidential Election
November 6, 2024
Washington, DC – The following is the statement of Human Rights First President and CEO, Sue Hendrickson, on the 2024 presidential election. With the results…
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2024 Magnitsky Series
Wednesday, Nov 13 - Tuesday, Nov 26, 2024
Human Rights First and our partners in the targeted human rights and anti-corruption sanctions coalition lead “Magnitsky Month” to advocate for the expanded and improved…