November 26, 2013
In 2004, State Duma parliamentarian Alexander Chuev reintroduced a bill to ban “homosexual propaganda.” On the same day, the Duma received a statement opposing the…
November 21, 2013
The Syrian conflict has provided the context for some of the world’s most extreme human rights abuses this year. The U.S. threat of force against…
May 7, 2013
The transition to democracy currently underway in Tunisia is the most promising reform process taking place in the Arab region, two years after the mass…
May 2, 2013
The U.S. government’s stated commitment to support democracy in Egypt is viewed with skepticism by civil society groups, media figures, and by many others in…
March 16, 2013
In December 2012 Human Rights First released a blueprint for the new U.S. administration, How to Make Change in Egypt a Human Rights…
February 28, 2013
HOW TARGETING THIRD PARTIES CAN SLOW THE ATROCITIES IN SYRIA
The Syrian conflict is a human rights catastrophe. Over the past two years, nearly 70,000…
July 31, 2012
Maritime Arms Shipments from Russia to Syria
In its brutal crackdown on civilians, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria has committed mass atrocities.…
June 20, 2012
Bahrain has undergone an alarming upsurge of violence and harassment aimed at human rights defenders since February 2011. Human rights defenders have been beaten up,…