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U.S. Should Spell Out How It Will Help Activists Needing to Flee Ukraine

February 27, 2022

By Brian Dooley

The U.S. State Department assures us that “The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to putting human rights and democratic principles at the…

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Human Rights Activists in Ukraine Call for Swift Response

February 25, 2022

By Brian Dooley

Human rights activists in Ukraine are telling Human Rights First about the immediate impact on them of the Russian invasion, and…

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Targeted Sanctions on Corrupt and Abusive Russian Officials: What Civil Society is Calling For

February 25, 2022

By Gita Howard, Adam Keith

Human Rights First has called for the United States and other governments to immediately impose…

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Another Alleged bin Laden Bodyguard Gets His Guantanamo Review Hearing

February 24, 2022

By Alice Debarre 

Yesterday the Guantanamo Periodic Review Board (PRB) convened for the 29th time to evaluate the continued detention of Muhammad Ahmad Abdallah al-Ansi.…

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Black immigrants face unique challenges

February 17, 2022

By Reema Ghabra

Black Immigrant and Refugee Equity (BIRE) Project Fellow

Over the past twenty years, the Black immigrant population in the United States…

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

January 27, 2022

By Brian Dooley

This Sunday, at 4pm Irish time, people all over the world will put lighted candles in their windows to mark the…

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State Department’s Second Chance To Get HRD Guidelines Right

January 13, 2022

By Brian Dooley

Ten years ago, I testified in the US Congress for Human Rights First on why the US government should issue…

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Leading Human Rights Figure Under Attack in Northern Ireland

January 13, 2022

By Brian Dooley

Back in 2017, Human Rights First issued a report on the vilification of human rights lawyers in Northern Ireland. We…

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