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July 21, 2006

CIS Ombudsman’s Asylum Proposal Rejected

Dr. Emilio Gonzalez, the Director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), announced in late June…

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Courts-Martial a Proven System for War Crimes Trials

July 19, 2006

Human Rights First Washington Director Elisa Massimino today urged the Senate Armed Services Committee to use the existing military justice system to try war crimes…

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Losing Ground: Human Rights Defenders and Counterterrorism in Thailand

July 18, 2006

Based on interviews, trial observation. and other research, the 36-page report analyzes national security, counterterrorism, and human rights defenders. The report includes the following:

Defenders:…

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After One Year of Emergency Decree, No Justice in Southern Thailand Human Rights Defenders under Attack

July 18, 2006

New York – On the one-year anniversary of a flawed emergency decree, it is clear that the measure has weakened essential human rights protections, further…

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United States Continues to Reject Human Rights Laws

July 18, 2006

(New York, May 5, 2006) – Appearing before the UN Human Rights Committee, the United States today reiterated its position that it is not legally…

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Human Rights First to Testify before Senate Armed Services Committee

July 18, 2006

Elisa Massimino, Washington Director of Human Rights First, will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee tomorrow morning as it continues to hold hearings relating…

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Human Rights First Expresses Serious Concerns About the Nomination of William Haynes To Be U.S. Circuit Judge

July 14, 2006

Human Rights First has serious concerns about the nomination of William Haynes to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. His comments…

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Human Rights First to Brief United Nations Human Rights Committee

July 14, 2006

WHAT: Human Rights First’s international legal director, Gabor Rona, will be in Geneva this week ahead of U.S. testimony before the Human Rights Committee, a…

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