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NGO Letter and Recommendations on MPP Wind Down

May 18, 2021

Dear Secretary Blinken, Attorney General Garland, and Secretary Mayorkas:

Our faith-based, humanitarian, legal services, immigration, and human rights organizations and law school clinics welcome the…

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Global Magnitsky: Using Sanctions in Cooperation with National Authorities

May 12, 2021

The U.S. government uses its Global Magnitsky targeted sanctions program in a primarily confrontational manner, i.e., to condemn and check abuses in countries where…

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Letter: Veteran-Led Organizations Call on the President to Evacuate SIVs from Afghanistan

May 10, 2021

Veterans for American Ideals (VFAI) led fifteen veteran-led organizations in a letter calling on President Biden to swiftly evacuate the over 17,000 Afghans in the…

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Coalition Letter in Support of D.C. National Guard Home Rule Act

April 27, 2021

The undersigned organizations, from across the political spectrum and focusing on a wide range of issues, write to urge you to support S. 130/H.R. 657,…

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Letter to Attorney General and DHS Secretary on Asylum System Reforms

April 15, 2021

Dear Attorney General Garland and Secretary Mayorkas:

In the wake of recent reports that the Biden administration is considering systemic asylum reforms, we write to…

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NGO Letter to Biden Administration on Recent Asylum Statements and Actions

March 30, 2021

Dear President Biden,

The United States led efforts to draft the Refugee Convention in the wake of World War II and, in the Refugee Act…

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The F1 Grand Prix: A Chance to Spotlight Bahrain’s Abysmal Record on Rights

March 26, 2021

The tiny island kingdom of Bahrain will make global headlines this weekend as it hosts the prestigious Formula 1 Grand Prix auto race. Access to…

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Human Rights First Accountability Activist Arrested in Moscow

March 13, 2021

Vladimir Kara-Murza arrested Saturday during independent political forum

WASHINGTON – Human Rights First’s President and CEO Michael Breen released this statement after today’s arrest…

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