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Proposed Refugee Cap Threatens U.S. National Security

August 7, 2018

By Kevin Schuster

A new report suggest the Trump Administration plans to decrease the number of admitted refugees to 25,000 or lower for fiscal year 2019—a…

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Race or Religion: Louisiana Judge Looks to History on Jewish Discrimination in the Workplace

August 7, 2018

By Isaiah Affron

On July 16, after hearing Bonadona v. Louisiana College, a magistrate judge in Louisiana ruled in favor of Joshua Bonadona, a football coach…

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Al-Qahtani Requests Transfer to Receive Adequate Medical Care

July 30, 2018

By Reece Pelley

Last week the Guantanamo Bay Periodic Review Board (PRB) convened to assess the status of Mohammed al-Qahtani, a Saudi national detained…

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What does a Post-Kaczyński Poland Mean for Democracy in Europe?

July 27, 2018

By Reece Pelley

For the first time since Poland’s governing Law and Justice party (PiS) received a parliamentary majority in 2015, the country is on…

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The Germany NSU Trial: Justice Does Not Go Deep (Part 5)

July 23, 2018

By Isaiah Affron

In this five-part blog series, Human Rights First examines the crimes and trial of the National Socialist Underground (NSU), a neo-Nazi terrorist…

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Through Representation, Litigation, and Advocacy, Human Rights First is Fighting to End Detention

July 23, 2018

By Molly McCullen

Human Rights First has been at the forefront of the fight to end immigration detention for more than a decade. Through our research and work…

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Leaving Guantanamo: Detainees’ Right to Medical Treatment

July 20, 2018

By Nathan Lewis

Every year for the past five years, the Senate has included in its version of the annual defense spending bill, the National…

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Zero-Tolerance Criminal Prosecutions: Punishing Asylum Seekers and Separating Families

July 18, 2018

By Eleni Bakst and Jake Benhabib

Between April and June 2018, Human Rights First researchers conducted three monitoring missions to McAllen, Brownsville, Laredo, and El Paso,…

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