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It’s Time to Use Magnitsky Sanctions to Better Protect Marginalized Groups

January 29, 2024

When I first began working on Magnitsky sanctions, I was struck by something you don’t see every day among human rights activists – a sense…

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For Her

January 29, 2024

By Colombe Tricaud

Over a year ago on September 16th 2022, Mahsa “Jinah” Amini lost her life to the Iranian “morality police,” for…

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Ireland Takes British Amnesty Law to Court

January 24, 2024

For only the second time in history, last week the Irish government launched an Inter-State application against the United Kingdom before the European Court…

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Why Bahraini prince must be sanctioned for human rights violations

January 19, 2024

By Brian Dooley and Suchita Uppal

Human Rights First has formally recommended to the U.S. Department of State that it impose visa sanctions against…

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Reflections from Immaculate

January 18, 2024

Immaculate is a native citizen of Uganda and Human Rights First client now living in Los Angeles. She won asylum in 2023 and is now…

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Helping an Afghan Incarcerated in the United States Earn Asylum

December 22, 2023

Mohammad[1] is an Afghan citizen of the Hazara ethnic minority and Shi’a religion, who fled Afghanistan after repeated threats to his…

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As British Soldier Finally Faces Murder Charges for Bloody Sunday, Victims’ Families Speak

December 18, 2023

By Brian Dooley

News that a former British soldier will finally face trial for some of the killings on Bloody Sunday has been greeted…

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The Emerging Leaders Advisory Board visits the UN

December 15, 2023

The opinions expressed in this blog post are those of its author and do not necessarily reflect the policies, positions, or work of Human Rights…

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