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Pentagon Changes Rules for Military Commissions, but Fails to Ensure Fair Trials

September 2, 2005

The Department of Defense has announced several amendments to existing commission trial procedures designed, according to Pentagon spokespersons, to make the commissions process “more efficient.”…

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Groundbreaking Report Addresses Rising Violence in Europe

August 31, 2005

Human Rights First Launches Book on Hate Crimes: NEW YORK, September 13, 2005 — In recent months, a black teenager was murdered with an axe in…

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Homeland Security to Create Senior Refugee Position

July 12, 2005

Human Rights First Welcomes Adoption of its Recommendation

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced today that he will create a new senior refugee policy position…

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Human Rights First Condemns the Tragic Attacks in London

July 7, 2005

Human Rights First condemns the tragic attacks in London early Thursday July 7 and extends its sympathy to the people of the United Kingdom. We…

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Asylum News 37

March 23, 2005

Proposed Law Will Hurt Refugees

U.S. Senate to Consider REAL ID Act Soon The United States Senate is poised to consider a bill that will put the lives…

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Asylum News 36

February 24, 2005

New Homeland Security Secretary Should Make Reforms for Refugees

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Recommends Changes Urge New DHS Secretary to…

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Asylum News 35

January 24, 2005

AG Ashcroft Sends Domestic Violence Case Back to Appeals Board

Partial Victory — But Rodi Alvarado’s Life Remains in Limbo

Attorney General John Ashcroft has…

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Nine Heroes Who Stood Up Against Torture

December 16, 2002

Thanks to Senate Intelligence Committee’s report, torture is front-page news again. Some defenders of torture claim the participation of U.S. military personnel and intelligence officers…

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