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Human Rights First to Present Saudi Organization ALQST with Prestigious William D. Zabel Human Rights Award

October 6, 2020

The annual award will honor ALQST for their work exposing human rights abuses by the Saudi regime

NEW YORK — Human Rights First today announced…

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Human Rights First Statement on Historically Low Refugee Admittance

October 1, 2020

Delivering report at the 11th hour, Trump sets the lowest number ever for refugee resettlement

WASHINGTON — Late last night the Trump administration announced in…

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Statement on the Second Anniversary of the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi

October 1, 2020

NEW YORK — In observance of the second anniversary of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi by the government of Saudi Arabia, Human Rights First’s Senior…

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Human Rights First Decries Proposed Rules Designed to Put Pressure on Asylum Seekers, Limit Eligibility

September 23, 2020

WASHINGTON  — Human Rights First expressed its strong opposition to another proposed rule for the U.S. processing of asylum claims, slated to be issued on September…

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Trump Misrepresents Human Rights Record at UN

September 22, 2020

NEW YORK CITY—In response to President Donald Trump’s speech at the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Human Rights First’s Senior Vice President for…

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Human Rights First Mourns the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Champion for Human Rights

September 20, 2020

WASHINGTON – The United States, the rule of law, and the field of human rights lost a hero and a champion when Associate Supreme Court…

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Human Rights First Releases Walking the Talk

September 19, 2020

2021 Blueprints for a Human Rights-Centered U.S. Foreign Policy

WASHINGTON – Today Human Rights First released Walking the Talk: 2021 Blueprints for a Human Rights-Centered U.S. Foreign…

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Human Rights First Announces Recipients of the 2020 Marvin E. Frankel Award for Pro Bono Service

September 15, 2020

WASHINGTON – Human Rights First today announced the three law firms honored this year with the annual Marvin E. Frankel Award: Covington & Burling LLP; Williams…

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