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Human Rights First Calls for Nominations for 2022 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award
March 10, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Human Rights First announced a call for nominations for the 2022 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award. Nominations are due…
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NGO Letter to DHS and USCIS on Employment Authorization for Asylum Seekers
November 17, 2021
Dear Secretary Mayorkas and Director Jaddou, We, the 75 undersigned organizations, write to urge the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to eliminate – rather than…
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Human Rights First Decries Jail Sentence for Baldwin Winner Albert Ho
May 28, 2021
NEW YORK — In Hong Kong today, human rights lawyer Albert Ho, recipient of Human Rights First’s 2020 Roger Baldwin Medal of Liberty, received two concurrent jail…
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Human Rights First Condemns Sentencing of Albert Ho, Hong Kong Human Rights Defender
April 16, 2021
NEW YORK — Today, recipient of Human Rights First’s 2020 Roger Baldwin Medal of Liberty and Hong Kong pro-democracy advocate Albert Ho was given a suspended sentence…
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Do Not Split: An Illuminating Look at Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Uprising
April 14, 2021
When asked to describe the Hong Kong protests, I always mention the tear gas, which, along with thousands of other people, I had the misfortune…
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Baldwin Award Winner and Human Rights Lawyer Albert Ho Facing Jail in Hong Kong
April 5, 2021
WASHINGTON — Albert Ho, recipient of Human Rights First’s 2020 Roger Baldwin Medal of Liberty, and six other advocates were convicted April 1 for involvement in…
Defend Human Rights and Defenders
March 9, 2021
Asylum Case Analyzer Working with the Lambda School, Human Rights First is building a data science tool that will assist our refugee representation team by…
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Human Rights First Deplores China’s Continuing Assault on Hong Kong
January 6, 2021
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First today condemned the Chinese government’s latest wave of arrests in Hong Kong, which included more than 50 pro-democracy officials and…
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Human Rights Advocates Welcome Provisions in Defense Bill
December 11, 2020
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First applauds the passage of several important provisions related to human rights in the final FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),…
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Human Rights First Honors Hong Kong Human Rights Defender Albert Ho with Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award
December 3, 2020
Hong Kong lawyer and advocate has been a leading figure in the pro-democracy movement Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First announced today that it will award…