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Salim Ahmed Hamdan and Col. Morris Davis, v. Military Commission System

April 29, 2008

Deborah Colson – a lawyer at Human Rights First in the Law and Security Program – is in Cuba to monitor the proceedings and is…

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Civil Society Groups Seek Durban Review that Rejects Hatred

April 28, 2008

GENEVA— Human Rights First joined 94 leading civil society organizations this morning to declare that the United Nations and its organizations and conferences on human…

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“Justice for Darfur” Campaign Launched

April 25, 2008

(The Hague, April 27, 2008) One year after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two war crimes suspects in Darfur, human rights…

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ACLU And HRF Ask Circuit Court To Reconsider Rumsfeld Torture Case

April 25, 2008

NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights First (HRF) today filed an unusual motion in federal court in an effort to…

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President Bush Should Address Human Rights in Meeting with Guatemalan President

April 25, 2008

NEW YORK – President Bush should use his first meeting with new Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom on Monday to urge that Guatemala prosecute former military…

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DOJ Letters Detail Bush Admin’s Efforts to Legalize Torture

April 24, 2008

Bush administration efforts to justify the use of harsh interrogation tactics were spelled out in a series of Department of Justice letters requested by Oregon…

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Helen Thomas Questions Bush Admin on Use of Torture

April 24, 2008

Veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas asks the White House to reconcile contradictory statements on the approval of and use of torture:

 

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Members of United States Congress Urge Pakistani Leadership to Reinstate Dismissed Judges

April 24, 2008

Human Rights First welcomed a letter sent today by 15 Members of Congress to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, commending measures taken by Pakistan’s recently…

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