February 8, 2007
Washington –– The bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) issued a “report card” Feb. 7 giving the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an…
October 18, 2006
New York – The October 7 murder of investigative journalist and human rights defender Anna Politkovskaya has been followed by new threats and…
October 16, 2006
NEW YORK – In advance of President Bush’s signing of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, Elisa Massimino, Washington Director of Human Rights First said, “Given…
October 10, 2006
New York, NY – “The murder of Anna Politkovskaya, a prominent Russian investigative journalist and human rights defender is “a devastating loss for the cause…
October 5, 2006
NEW YORK – Human Rights First today called for a new investigation after Indonesia’s Supreme Court overturned the conviction of the only person serving time for…
October 4, 2006
NEW YORK – In an open letter to newly-appointed interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont and the leaders of the September 19 coup, Human Rights First called on…
September 27, 2006
NEW YORK –– After a week of speeches by heads of State at the General Assembly of the United Nations, only one third of the…
September 21, 2006
Washington, DC – September 21 — In a letter to Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee released publicly today, 49 retired military leaders urged Congress…