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Special Envoy Kennedy Faces Crucial Year in Northern Ireland

December 21, 2022

By Brian Dooley

Appointing former Congressman Joe Kennedy III as the new United States Special Envoy to Northern Ireland is a serious move by…

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Recording of Human Rights First on the Ground

December 20, 2022

Updates on our Refugee Advocacy & Protection Efforts

The first two years of the Trump Administration have seen an onslaught of attacks against asylum seekers.…

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Undoing Some Damage, U.S. Commits to More Support for ICC

December 16, 2022

By Adam Keith

In the fog on the outskirts of The Hague, governments and civil society representatives came together last week for the annual…

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The Iranian diaspora’s powerful use of media in Iran’s human rights crisis

December 14, 2022

By Roksaneh Salartash, Communications Intern 

The Iranian people have taken to the streets in what has become the largest uprising since…

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To Combat Human Trafficking, Use Magnitsky Sanctions

December 5, 2022

By Gita Howard

Human trafficking is a worldwide epidemic that implicates the U.S. and other jurisdictions on several levels. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…

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Same-sex Partnerships In Ukraine Would Show Its Values

November 29, 2022

By Brian Dooley

Days after Russia invaded his country in February, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy framed the war as a…

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Human Rights First Welcomes Its Emerging Leaders Advisory Board

November 23, 2022

The Next Generation of World Shapers is Already Here

By Jayshawn Lee and Isaac Todd

Importance & Promise 

Young people have…

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Crimean Human Rights Lawyers Appeal for Solidarity in Wake of Attacks

November 22, 2022

By Brian Dooley 

KYIV: The Crimean Solidarity movement was set up by lawyers, journalists, and relatives of those arrested following the Russian invasion of…

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