Human Rights First, Former Navy Judge Advocate General Praise Senate Passage of McCain Amendment to Reform U.S. Interrogation Policy

October 5, 2005

Urge House to Adopt Senate Language & White House to Withdraw Veto Threat

Washington, DC –– Human Rights First and a former Navy Judge Advocate…

Human Rights First Appoints Maureen K. Byrnes as New Executive Director

October 3, 2005

NEW YORK — Oct. 3 — Human Rights First announced today that it has appointed as its new Executive Director Maureen K. Byrnes, who currently…

Distinguished Panelists Mark Launch Of Hate Crimes Report: Call To Work Together Against Racism, Antisemitism And All Forms of Discrimination

September 14, 2005

NEW YORK, September 14, 2005 — The Simon Wiesenthal Center’s New York Tolerance Center hosted a panel discussion last night about Human Rights First’s new…

Human Rights First Condemns Attempts to Silence Russian Human Rights Organization

August 24, 2005

NEW YORK –– Human Rights First calls for an end to criminal and administrative accusations against the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS), a human rights organization…

Leading Human Rights Defender Detained in Iran’s Kurdish Region

August 3, 2005

NEW YORK — Dr. Roya Toloui, a champion of the rights of Iran’s Kurdish minority and of women’s rights was detained from her home in…

Memos Reveal Military Lawyers’ Anger Over White House Interrogation Policy

July 25, 2005

Washington, DC — Recently released memoranda from high-ranking military lawyers reveal the alarm and misgivings that the legal offices of the Marines, Air Force, Army…

Human Rights First Expresses Deep Concern about Potential Nomination of Alberto Gonzales to Supreme Court

July 7, 2005

At issue: Gonzales’ Role in Setting Torture Policy and Views on Executive Power

Washington, D.C., July 7, 2004 — Citing Alberto Gonzales’ views on Presidential…