Accountability

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What's Going On

Far too often, the powerful individuals and institutions responsible for abuse and corruption in a given country face little or no consequence for their actions. Civil society can advocate to change that.

Where It's Happening

Human rights abuse and corruption take place in every region of the world, and a growing number of countries use targeted sanctions to promote accountability for the perpetrators.

What We're Doing

Human Rights First is working with civil society partners from around the world to promote accountability for serious human rights abuses and corruption.

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Join our civil society coalition, which promotes accountability by advocating for specific perpetrators of abuse or corruption to face targeted sanctions under authorities like the U.S. Global Magnitsky program.

Accountability

Authoritarianism

Another Northern Ireland Human Rights Lawyer Under Attack

Here we go again. Another British Member of Parliament (MP) has vilified someone working at a human rights law firm in Northern Ireland. On Tuesday, during a parliamentary debate on…

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On Bloody Sunday’s 50th Anniversary: Frustration at New British Proposal to Hide the Truth

This Sunday, at 4pm Irish time, people all over the world will put lighted candles in their windows to mark the anniversary of the Bloody Sunday Massacre in Derry. They…

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U.S. Lifting Burundi Sanctions; Rights Groups Call for Accountability

WASHINGTON D.C. — Human Rights First and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights expressed concern regarding the Biden Administration’s November 18 decision to terminate the targeted U.S. sanctions program focused on…

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Blinken’s Decision Imminent on Funding an Egyptian Government that Enables Terrorism

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Time for Biden to Call for Prisoner Releases in Bahrain as Medical Neglect Continues

Abduljalil Al Singace is one of the Bahraini activists tortured in 2011 and given a life sentence in prison for his peaceful dissent against the kingdom’s dictatorship. Human Rights First…

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The F1 Grand Prix: A Chance to Spotlight Bahrain’s Abysmal Record on Rights

The tiny island kingdom of Bahrain will make global headlines this weekend as it hosts the prestigious Formula 1 Grand Prix auto race. Access to Bahrain for international journalists is…

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For the Biden Administration, 10 Lessons from 10 Years of U.S. Mideast Policy

The Arab Spring uprisings began ten years ago, taking the U.S. government and most of the rest of the world by surprise. The Obama administration’s response was inconsistent at best,…

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Human Rights First Welcomes Release of Nabeel Rajab From Prison

WASHINGTON – Today’s release from prison of Bahrain human rights defender Nabeel Rajab is a major, welcome move by the government there. “This is a strong, surprising, sensible move from…

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Bahrain Stages Fake Elections For Poodle Parliament

We know from Roman historian Suetonius that Julius Caesar’s reforms included a political system where half the magistrates were popularly elected and half were appointed. Such a system has served…

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Administration Urged to Condemn Attacks on Protesters in Bahrain

Washington, D.C. — Human Rights First today called on the Trump Administration to condemn the actions of Bahraini security forces who reportedly attacked peaceful protesters in the village of Duraz.…

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Trump Prepares Dangerous Sale of F-16s to Bahrain

News that the White House will approve the sale of military jets to Bahrain without any human rights restrictions is as depressing as it is predictable. The $3 billion deal…

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Bahrain Travel Bans Reveal Insecurity

First, Bahraini authorities hit human rights defender Nabeel Rajab with charges for writing an oped in the New York Times, and now they have charged secular opposition leader Ebrahim Sharif…

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