We found 12 results for “Targeted Sanctions Project”.
Amicus Brief, Press
Human Rights First Joins ACLU and NYCLU in Amicus Brief to Protect First Amendment Rights and Interests of NGOs Advocating for U.S. Sanctions
April 25, 2025
New York – Today, Human Rights First, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed an amicus brief…
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Accountability
April 17, 2025
Autocratic leaders are increasingly gaining power and weakening human rights around the world. To counter this trend, we’re using our expertise and influence in government…
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What abuses and corrupt acts can be sanctioned in different Magnitsky jurisdictions?
April 17, 2025
By Nina Moraitou-Politzi Targeted financial sanctions have become a key tool in holding perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and acts of corruption to account,…
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“When You Love Something, You Fight for It”: LGBTQI+ Rights Advocacy in Uganda
October 23, 2024
By Clare Byarugaba Content warning: the following piece discusses topics of homophobia, violence, and rape. I always get culture shock whenever I’m in a place…
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CEO Susan Hendrickson reflects on the role of lawyers in the fight for human rights
September 27, 2024
On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia and signed a document that continues to define the shape of our…
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POMED, Human Rights First, PEN America, Committee to Protect Journalists Respond to ODNI Report on the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
February 26, 2021
WASHINGTON – The Project on Middle East Democracy, Human Rights First, PEN America, and the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following joint statement in…
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Human Rights First Urges Canada, U.K., to Join Global Magnitsky Sanctions Against Chinese Officials Responsible for Violating the Rights of Uyghurs
August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020 Dear Minister Champagne, Secretary Mnuchin, Secretary Pompeo, and Foreign Secretary Raab, We, the 71 undersigned organizations dedicated to the promotion of…
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Invest in Human Rights
December 31, 2018
We’re deeply grateful for your support in our mission to foster American leadership on human rights. This mission is grounded in the simple fact that…
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Open Letter from Non-Governmental Organizations in Support of a Targeted, Global EU Human Rights Sanctions Regime
December 5, 2018
December 05, 2018 OPEN LETTER FROM NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF A TARGETED, GLOBAL EU HUMAN RIGHTS SANCTIONS REGIME Dear Ministers of Foreign Affairs,…
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Welcome U.S. Action on Atrocity Enabler and Viktor Bout Co-Conspirator Richard Chichakli
January 10, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First welcomes today’s announcement of the arrest of Richard Chichakli, a dual U.S. and Syrian citizen, as a co-conspirator of…
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President Thein Sein’s New York Visit And Elimination Of The Rohingya Minority
September 21, 2012
On August 29th, the U.S. government waived travel sanctions against U Thein Sein, Burma’s President and former general of Burma’s dissolved military regime, allowing him to…
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Worldwide Mobilization Calls for End to Mass Slaughter in Darfur
September 14, 2006
NEW YORK — In response to the worsening situation in Darfur, communities around the world will hold events this Sunday, September 17 as part of…