We found 182 results for “Our Work in Ukraine”.
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New Report Details Challenges Faced by Human Rights Defenders In Kharkiv, Ukraine
June 26, 2024
Today, Human Rights First released a report examining the difficult situation human rights defenders (HRDs) face in northeastern Ukraine. The organization visited Kharkiv city and…
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KHARKIV’S LOCAL HEROES
June 26, 2024
A Case Study of Human Rights Defenders in War A fresh wave of lethal Russian attacks on Ukraine’s northeastern region of Kharkiv has increased the…
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Pride Proves an Anxious Month for LGBTQ+ Community in Kharkiv
June 13, 2024
By Brian Dooley Kharkiv City – The recent Russian offensive in northeastern Ukraine has made June a nervous Pride month for the LGBTQ+ community here…
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Stories of Pride
June 5, 2024
In honor of Pride Month we are sharing the journeys of some of our LGBTQ+ clients who have fled persecution and violence for the relative…
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Letter to President Biden Re: Threats to the International Criminal Court
May 23, 2024
Dear President Biden: We write as organizations with a steadfast commitment to justice for grave international crimes and therefore to the success of the International…
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Locals Raise Corruption Issues Over Kharkiv Fortifications As Russians Advance
May 20, 2024
Our journalist friends at Gwara Media are reporting on Russian military advances into northeastern Ukraine. At great risk to themselves, they are detailing how Russian…
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Human Rights First Announces Leadership Transition
May 2, 2024
The Board of Directors of Human Rights First today announces the departure of President and CEO Michael Breen effective June 1, 2024, after more than…
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Ukraine’s Intelligence Services Harass Anti-Corruption Activists
April 11, 2024
By Brian Dooley In 2017, I went to the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Ukraine when I heard that local anti-corruption activists were being harassed and…
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Hong Kong’s New Security Law Spells Further Repression
March 19, 2024
By Brian Dooley Hong Kong’s legislature today rushed through another new national security law aimed at suppressing any hint of dissent. The new law takes…
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Inch by Inch
March 18, 2024
The Dangerous Work of Demining Ukraine Following two Russian invasions in 2014 and 2022, Ukraine is the most mined country in the world. Efforts to…
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Six Key Takeaways as Ukraine Marks Two Years of War
February 23, 2024
By Brian Dooley and Maya Fernandez-Powell February 24th marks the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While Human Rights First has been working…
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Kharkiv’s Frunze Kitchen Feeds a City at War
February 21, 2024
Every morning more than a dozen cooks trudge through the snow and ice in sub-freezing temperatures to a warehouse on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s…