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Hungarian Government Targets Dissent as NGO Endures Repeated Audits

March 15, 2017

By Brian Dooley
This is a cross-post from The Huffington Post.

Being audited is never fun, but when it’s part of a government…

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Apple Steps Up to the Plate: Defending Human Rights One Smartphone at a Time

March 15, 2017

A 2016 Washington Post investigation of the cobalt industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo brought to light the dangerous conditions that miners there…

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The Trump Administration Should Forge a New Relationship with Egypt, One Based on Both Security and Human Rights

March 14, 2017

The Trump Administration is ramping up its efforts to strengthen security cooperation with Egypt. This is probably the right thing to do, provided it’s coupled…

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Washington Week on Human Rights: March 13, 2017

March 13, 2017

By Mary Elizabeth Margolis

TOP ITEMS

President’s Budget Request

President Trump is expected to submit his budget request to Congress on Thursday. The administration…

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Separating Children from their Parents to Deter Other Asylum Seekers is Unlawful and Cruel

March 13, 2017

By Robyn Barnard and Natasha Arnpriester

Last week Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly said he “would do almost anything to deter…

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Al Chang: Veteran +

March 9, 2017

When veterans serve, they do so without regard to race, gender, creed, or religion. Veterans are as diverse as America itself—but if there is…

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Six Questions for State’s First Press Briefing Under Tillerson

March 7, 2017

Today the U.S. State Department promises to hold its first daily press briefing under the Trump administration.

Roughly thirty working days into the tenure of…

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Fighting Antisemitism at Home and Abroad

March 7, 2017

Last week the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism called on President Trump to develop a comprehensive response to antisemitic hate crime. The appeal…

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