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Sudan: Rhetoric versus Reality in Darfur

December 2, 2008

New York, December 2, 2008 – Recent claims by the Sudanese government that the situation in Darfur is improving are not borne out by reality,…

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Blueprint for the Next President Provides Step-by-Step Guide to End Private Contractor Impunity

November 17, 2008

Washington, DC – Since the killings of 17 Iraqi civilians by Blackwater security contractors in Baghdad’s Nisoor Square last year, lack of accountability of contractors has been a…

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Human Rights First Opposes Senator Graham’s Rushed Plan to Obstruct the Courts in Reviewing Guantanamo Habeas Petitions

October 1, 2008

WASHINGTON—With only a few weeks of the congressional session left before the November elections, Senator Lindsey Graham (R.-S.C.) yesterday introduced a bill (S. 3401) to…

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New Report Finds Violent Hate Crime on the Rise

September 24, 2008

NEW YORK–Incidents of violent hate crime targeting a number of minority groups are increasing or occurring at historically high levels in many of the Organization…

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HRF Applauds Senate Resolution Expanding Sudan Arms Embargo

September 16, 2008

Washington, DC – In a clear bipartisan statement denouncing the flow of weapons to Sudan, Senators Bill Nelson and James Inhofe, along with sixteen other…

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38 Retired Military Leaders Call on Congress to End Secret Prisons

September 15, 2008

WASHINGTON—Thirty-eight retired generals and admirals today appealed to the United States Senate to enact legislation ending the practice of holding “ghost detainees” by requiring that…

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Southern Evangelicals Less Likely to Support Torture When Presented with the Golden Rule

September 12, 2008

A new poll shows that a majority of Southern evangelicals support torture . . .but that support decreases when they are asked about the Golden Rule and…

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Prosecuting Terrorists: The Prosecutors’ Perspectives

September 8, 2008

New York, NY – The New York City Bar International Human Rights Committee and Human Rights First are co-sponsoring a panel discussion with leading federal…

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