We found 672 results for “Accountability”.
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Human Rights First Calls on Russian Authorities to Stop Muzzling Civil Society
March 2, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – Human Rights First expressed its grave concern about the March 1 decision by Russian authorities to take the independent radio station “Echo…
Fact Sheet
Q & A on Sanctions and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
March 1, 2022
What are sanctions, and why are they being used or proposed in this crisis? The word “sanctions” broadly describes a range of coercive measures usually…
Blog
Targeted Sanctions on Corrupt and Abusive Russian Officials: What Civil Society is Calling For
February 25, 2022
By Gita Howard, Adam Keith Human Rights First has called for the United States and other governments to immediately impose targeted Global Magnitsky sanctions on…
Fact Sheet
Restarting Orderly Process Critical to Managing Arrival of Asylum Seekers at Arizona Border
February 8, 2022
U.S. ports of entry have remained closed to requests for asylum throughout the pandemic, forcing some families and adults to cross the border between ports…
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On Bloody Sunday’s 50th Anniversary: Frustration at New British Proposal to Hide the Truth
January 27, 2022
This Sunday, at 4pm Irish time, people all over the world will put lighted candles in their windows to mark the anniversary of the Bloody…
Fact Sheet
Recommendations to End Separation of Asylum-Seeking and Migrant Families
January 21, 2022
President Biden’s February 2, 2021 Executive Order 14011 (“Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families”) created an Interagency Task Force on the…
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United States Announces Targeted Sanctions; Human Rights First Calls on Other Nations to Act
December 13, 2021
Human Rights First’s coalition drove almost half of Global Magnitsky designations on corruption and human rights abuses WASHINGTON – In connection with its Summit for…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Australia’s Adoption of Magnitsky-Style Sanctions
December 2, 2021
WASHINGTON – Following years of advocacy by civil society, the Australian parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted to create a legal framework for a Magnitsky-style targeted sanctions program. Human…
Letter
Human Rights First’s Magnitsky Recommendations to the Australian Parliament
December 2, 2021
Dear Members of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: On behalf of Human Rights First, it is a privilege to…
Letter
Joint NGO Letter on U.S. Compliance with Convention Against Torture Obligations
December 1, 2021
Dear Secretary Blinken, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield, Chargé d’Affaires Moeling, and Ambassador Rice: We write to express deep concerns about reports that the Biden administration has submitted…
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U.S. Lifting Burundi Sanctions; Rights Groups Call for Accountability
November 24, 2021
WASHINGTON D.C. — Human Rights First and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights expressed concern regarding the Biden Administration’s November 18 decision to terminate the targeted…
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Human Rights First Disappointed with Egypt Aid Decision
September 24, 2021
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First today condemned the Biden administration’s decision not to permanently withhold any of the U.S. military financing to Egypt, which Congress…