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A Taste of Normal Life in a Ukrainian City at War

August 11, 2022

By Brian Dooley

KHARKIV — Finding a slice of normalcy during war is a strong instinct for many people. Activists all over the world stress…

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Taking on Policies that Harm Human Rights Defenders at the Border

August 2, 2022

By Cora Wright, Legal Fellow, Refugee Protection and Refugee Representation

A few weeks ago, a Mexican cartel in Nuevo Laredo kidnapped Baptist Pastor Lorenzo…

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Bolstering the Ban on Torture

July 26, 2022

We secured a landmark law solidifying the ban on this abhorrent practice
More than a decade ago, we began building a coalition of…

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Leading Rights Activist Joins Ukraine’s Army and is Taken Prisoner

July 25, 2022

By Brian Dooley

It’s an agonizing decision for human rights defenders: is there a point where they switch from peaceful resistance to take up…

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Ten Years But Still Counting – UAE Fails To Release Jailed Activist Al-Roken

July 22, 2022

By Brian Dooley and Quinn Fulton

You’d think if you got a ten-year jail sentence you’d be released after ten years.

Not in the…

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Paying it Back, Paying it Forward

July 20, 2022

By Eric Ahn

I’m asked many times where I’m from. After replying that I’m from Maryland, I inevitably get, “But where are you from?” I always…

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Responsibly Researching War Crimes in Ukraine

July 12, 2022

By Brian Dooley

War crimes in Ukraine are now so horribly common that one of the local groups tracking them documents incidents virtually every…

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For World Refugee Day, PALA Trained Attorneys

July 11, 2022

By Jenine Saleh

Human Rights First’s, Project: Afghan Legal Assistance (PALA) honored World Refugee Day by working with our partners Welcome.US and Welcome Legal…

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