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Explaining Targeted U.S. Sanctions under the West Bank Executive Order
February 14, 2024
By Adam Keith and Amanda Strayer President Biden’s February 1 executive order (E.O. 14115) created a broad and flexible targeted U.S. sanctions program focused on…
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ELAB Profile Interview: Marvelous Maeze
April 3, 2023
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TARGETED KILLING
September 19, 2022
The U.S. government should square the drone program with respect for human rights. Read More
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Counterterrorism
July 18, 2022
Organized foreign terrorist groups and their supporters continue to present a threat to the United States and the US Government continues to wrestle with the…
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An Insider View: January 6th Coup Attempt Demonstrated the Need for Proactive Human Rights Tools and DHS Leadership
June 6, 2022
A year ago the United States experienced the most existential threat to its imperfect democracy since the Civil War. The attempted coup at the U.S.…
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After 20 Years, Guantanamo Must Be Closed
January 11, 2022
WASHINGTON — Today, on the 20th anniversary of the first detainees arriving at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, Human Rights First reiterates its call to end…
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20 Years After 9/11: Rights-Based Policies for a New Era
September 9, 2021
On September 11th, 2001, nineteen members of Al Qaeda used hijacked airplanes to murder almost three thousand people. Twenty years later, we are still living in the post-9/11 world. Shortly after the attacks, the…
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On 19th Anniversary of the Opening of Guantánamo, Human Rights First Calls for Its Closure
January 11, 2021
Washington, D.C. — Nineteen years ago, the first detainees arrived at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay as part of an effort to subvert the…
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Former National Security Officials, Military Leaders Call for Passage of the NO BAN Act
March 5, 2020
More than 50 former diplomatic, national security and military officials call on Congress to overturn Trump Administration’s discriminatory, nationality-based bans on entry from Muslim-majority countries…
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There Are Better Options for Detained ISIS Fighters than Guantanamo
September 12, 2019
By Joy Bagwell According to recent reports, the Trump Administration is working to help the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) find a sustainable way to deal with…
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The Problems with the 2001 AUMF and How to Fix Them
July 3, 2019
Within days of the 9/11 attacks, Congress passed an authorization for use of military force (AUMF) against those who “planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist…