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Robbie Karp: Making the Refugee Crisis Human

June 21, 2017

By Rosalind Faulkner

An Iranian boy who walked 2000 miles alone to reach safety in Greece. A pregnant Syrian woman who boarded an escape raft…

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America on the Brink of Identity Loss in the Refugee Crisis

June 20, 2017

By Rosalind Faulkner

Human Rights First board member Antony Blinken recently penned an op-ed for The New York Times on what the United States stands to…

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Pride in the Capital

June 20, 2017

By Charlotte Gliserman

On June 10th, Human Rights First celebrated Pride Month by participating in Washington, D.C.’s Capital Pride Parade. Surrounded by tens of thousands…

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The Cleared Gitmo Detainees: Muieen Adeen Al-Sattar

June 16, 2017

This is part two of a five-part series on the remaining cleared Guantanamo Bay detainees.

Last week we told you about 

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The Daily Show Examines the AUMF and “America’s War Problem”

June 16, 2017

By Scott Johnston

After 9/11, Congress passed an authorization for use of military force, known as an “AUMF.” This AUMF gave the executive branch the authority to…

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Chase Millsap: Veteran +

June 13, 2017

Meet Chase Millsap, a U.S. Marine and Army veteran who served three tours in Iraq. He’s also a filmmaker.

On one of Chase’s tours, as…

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The Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 Would Reenergize the Fight Against Modern Slavery

June 12, 2017

On Wednesday, Senators Cornyn (R-TX) and Klobuchar (D-MN), along with Senators Grassley (R-IA), Feinstein (D-CA), introduced the Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017.…

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Sweeping Torture History Under the Rug: Round Two

June 8, 2017

If those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, what happens to those who willfully ignore history and make every attempt…

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