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All Senators Agree: U.S. Must Help Iraqi Refugees

September 28, 2007

WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. Senate last night unanimously endorsed bipartisan legislation that will help bring Iraqi refugees – including those who…

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Burmese Junta’s Record Suggest Potential for Violent Crackdown, Rights Group Says

September 25, 2007

NEW YORK – With hundreds of thousands taking to the streets in peaceful protests against the military regime in Burma, the junta’s record for oppression…

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Human Rights Leaders from More than 20 Countries to Meet September 6 and 7 in Atlanta to Discuss Prevention of Mass Atrocities, Role of Faith in Advancing Rights

August 31, 2007

ATLANTA — Leading human rights defenders from more than 20 countries will meet here September 6 and 7 at a forum sponsored by Human Rights…

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Gonzales Resignation an Opportunity to End Policy of Official Cruelty

August 27, 2007

“The resignation of Alberto Gonzales offers President Bush the opportunity to name a new attorney general who will unequivocally reject the use of torture and…

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HRF Joins Unusual Coalition in Amicus Brief in Boumediene Case

August 27, 2007

WASHINGTON – Human rights First is part of an unusual coalition of public interest and religious groups with widely-ranging ideological views that has filed a…

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ABA Slated to Vote on Resolution Condemning Executive Order on CIA Interrogations

August 9, 2007

NEW YORK — Next week at the American Bar Association’s annual meeting, the ABA’s House of Delegates will consider a resolution calling on Congress to…

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Guatemalan Congress Approves Innovative International Commission to Combat Impunity

August 2, 2007

NEW YORK – The Guatemalan Congress vote August 1 to approve an international commission of experts to help investigate and prosecute organized crime is a…

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Release of Wrongfully Imprisoned Tunisian Human Rights Lawyer Abbou a “Welcome Step”

July 24, 2007

NEW YORK – The head of a leading human rights advocacy group welcomed today’s release in Tunisia of Mohamed Abbou. President Ben Ali ordered the…

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