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Deadline Passes for Biden to Address Sanctions for Kara-Murza’s Russian Persecutors

January 25, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – The Biden administration has failed to provide a substantive response to the senators who set a January 20 deadline for…

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Human Rights First Welcomes Two New Directors to Its Board

January 25, 2023

NEW YORK, NY – At its board retreat last week, Human Rights First elected Fiona A. Philip and Nithya Thadani to its board of directors.

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Rights Groups Oppose Biden Plan to Resurrect Asylum Bans

January 19, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the Biden administration’s recent announcement of a plan to issue a proposed rule that would resurrect the Trump administration’s…

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19 Retired Military Leaders Urge Biden to Close Guantánamo

January 11, 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, 21 years after the opening of the Guantánamo Bay (GTMO) detention facility, 19 of the nation’s most respected retired military leaders

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Biden Must Sanction Russians Involved in Kara-Murza’s Detention

January 10, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of a January 20 deadline to respond to a letter from U.S. senators that calls for the Biden…

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On Anniversary of January 6, Antidemocratic Extremism is Mainstream

January 6, 2023

WASHINGTON –  On the second anniversary of the insurrection at the United States Capitol, Human Rights First reprised its call to bring those responsible…

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Biden Administration Use and Expansion of Trump Policy to Ban People Seeking Asylum Endangers Lives, Tramples Human Rights

January 5, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s announcement of plans to expand use of the Trump-initiated Title 42 policy and resurrect other unlawful Trump policies to…

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Rights of Asylum Seekers Put on Hold Again

December 28, 2022

WASHINGTON DC – Human Rights First is deeply disappointed in yesterday’s Supreme Court decision that allows the failed and inhumane Title 42 expulsion policy…

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