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Senate Must Protect Dreamers Without Denying Asylum-Seeking Refugees Protection

December 5, 2022

NEW YORK – With reports today in the Washington Post stating “that Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) have reached an agreement…

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U.S. Should Use Magnitsky Sanctions against Abusive Security Partners

November 30, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the United States government doing too little to address serious human rights abuses and corruption by its security partners, Human Rights…

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Human Rights First Outraged by Administration’s Handling of Lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince

November 18, 2022

WASHINGTON– After the U.S. government yesterday told a U.S. federal court that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s purported recent promotion to prime minister…

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Human Rights First Celebrates Block of Title 42 Ban

November 15, 2022

WASHINGTON – With a federal district court judge ruling that Title 42 – a Trump-era policy used by the Biden administration to block and expel…

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New Report Details Gaps in Multilateral Use of Magnitsky Sanctions

November 15, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Facing significant gaps in the use of Magnitsky sanctions by the U.S., Canada, UK, and EU, leading human rights organizations…

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Human Rights First Challenges Surge of Antisemitism and Anti-Black Hate

November 8, 2022

For more than a month, bigoted and dangerous actions and comments from Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, have ignited a surge of

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Shora Speaks at DHS Conference on Extremist Violence

November 4, 2022

WASHINGTON – Human Rights First’s Executive Vice President for Programs and Policy Kareem Shora spoke today at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…

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