January 25, 2006
NEW YORK – The Russian government has publicly defamed four well-respected human rights organizations by accusing them of collecting funds from the British secret service.…
January 24, 2006
NEW YORK – While Human Rights First welcomes the fact that Sudan’s President has not been elected as Chairperson of the African Union in 2006,…
January 19, 2006
HRF Outlines Specific Steps to Ensure Effective Implementation of the Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to President Bush that was released publicly today,…
December 22, 2005
Overwhelming Majority of Members Support McCain Ban on Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Detainees; Joint Statement from Rights Group Below
WASHINGTON Dec. 22…
December 20, 2005
NEW YORK – Human Rights First welcomed the conviction of the man charged with poisoning human rights hero Munir Said Thalib, but criticized the Indonesian…
December 9, 2005
Letter Delivered to McCain as Defense Bill Conferees Prepare to Meet
Washington, DC – Former CIA Director Stansfield Turner, former CIA Counterterrorism Center Director Vincent…
November 18, 2005
Human Rights First calls for prompt inquiry.
NEW YORK – A mob violently attacked members of a prominent Indonesian human rights organization outside a murder…
November 9, 2005
Human rights group says investigation and prosecution
falls short
NEW YORK, November 9 – A bipartisan group of 68 members of the U.S. House…