We found 672 results for “Accountability”.
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Human Rights First Accountability Activist Arrested in Moscow
March 13, 2021
Vladimir Kara-Murza arrested Saturday during independent political forum WASHINGTON – Human Rights First’s President and CEO Michael Breen released this statement after today’s arrest in…
Press
Human Rights First Welcomes Revocation of License to Sanctioned Businessman Dan Gertler
March 9, 2021
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First welcomes the decision by the U.S. Treasury and State Departments to revoke the sanctions license that was issued to Dan Gertler in…
Press
Human Rights First Welcomes Multilateral Sanctions Against Russian Officials Involved in Abuses Against Alexei Navalny
March 2, 2021
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First welcomes announcements today from both the European Union and the United States government of sanctions against multiple Russian government officials and entities involved in…
Press
POMED, Human Rights First, PEN America, Committee to Protect Journalists Respond to ODNI Report on the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
February 26, 2021
WASHINGTON – The Project on Middle East Democracy, Human Rights First, PEN America, and the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following joint statement in…
Press
Human Rights First Calls on Financial Institutions to Maintain Block on Dan Gertler’s Assets and Transactions, Pending Global Magnitsky Sanctions License Review
February 18, 2021
WASHINGTON –Today Human Rights First joined Congolese and international human rights and anti-corruption organizations in an open letter urging U.S. financial institutions to continue implementing…
Letter
NGO Letter Urging DHS to Reject Use of Expedited Removal
February 16, 2021
Dear Secretary Mayorkas, Our undersigned faith-based, immigration, civil rights, and human rights organizations urge the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reject the use of…
Press
Human Rights First Calls for Senate to Hold Trump Accountable
February 9, 2021
WASHINGTON – As the Senate begins its trial of former President Trump for instigating the January 6 attack on democracy at the Capitol, it is…
Press
Human Rights First Welcomes Introduction of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Reauthorization Act
February 3, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First welcomes introduction in the U.S. Senate of S. 93, the ‘‘Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Reauthorization Act,” which would…
Press
Human Rights First Condemns Navalny Sentencing
February 2, 2021
Human Rights First’s Senior Advisor for Human Rights Accountability Vladimir Kara-Murza released the following statement in response to the Russian government’s sentencing of anti-corruption campaigner and opposition…
Press
Congress Must Hold Members Accountable for Instigating the Attack on Our Election and Capitol
January 31, 2021
WASHINGTON – As Congress moves to impeach President Trump, it must also look at the actions of its own members who violated their oaths of…
Press
Berschinski Testifies Before European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights
January 27, 2021
Washington, D.C.—Today, in a hearing before the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights, Human Rights First Senior Vice President for Policy Rob Berschinski outlined recommendations…
Press
Human Rights First Demands Justice For The Assault On the Capitol
January 8, 2021
Washington – Human Rights First today urges immediate action to bring those responsible for the assault on our nation’s Capitol to justice. “In a country…