We found 521 results for “Counterterrorism”.
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Secrets, Politics and Torture: Frontline’s Look into CIA Interrogation
May 20, 2015
Last night, Frontline aired the documentary “Secrets, Politics and Torture,” which takes a chilling look at the creation and implementation of the CIA’s torture program. The documentary…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015
Top News Equality Yesterday was International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), a time to celebrate advocates around the world who work, often at great risk to themselves,…
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Congress Prepared to Block Gitmo Closure as Terrorists Use It for Propaganda
May 14, 2015
As the U.S.’s annual defense funding bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) looms in Congress, it is essential to consider the harm that the…
Letter
Letter to President Obama on U.S. Drone Strikes
May 14, 2015
May 13, 2015 The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States of America White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Re: Public…
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Blueprint Outlines Recommendations to Support Civil Society in the United Arab Emirates
May 12, 2015
Washington, D.C. – In advance of President Obama’s meetings this week with leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, Human Rights First today said that…
Blueprint
How to Counter Terrorism by Supporting Civil Society in the United Arab Emirates
May 11, 2015
INTRODUCTION President Obama recently made a series of commendable declarations supporting civil society and affirming its importance to securing stability and fighting extremism. At the…
Fact Sheet
How to Build a More Sustainable and Mutually Beneficial Relationship with Saudi Arabia
May 10, 2015
“Too often, we have failed to enforce international norms when it’s inconvenient to do so. And we have not confronted forcefully enough the intolerance, sectarianism,…
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Saudi Leadership Changes Highlight Contradictions in U.S. Middle East Policy
April 30, 2015
This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post: Yesterday King Salman of Saudi Arabia issued a series of royal decrees removing his half-brother Prince…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: April 27, 2015
April 27, 2015
Top News State Department Country Reports Early this week, the U.S. State Department is expected to release its 2014 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.…
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CIA Director Brennan Misses Opportunity to Publicly Raise Human Rights Concerns in Cairo
April 21, 2015
Since lifting the hold on military assistance to Egypt at the end of last month, high level contacts between the United States and the government…
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Guantanamo is Not an Intelligence Asset
April 15, 2015
When Senator Marco Rubio told George Stephanopoulos on ABC News that he would keep the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba open to accept new…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: April 13, 2015
April 13, 2015
Top News Equality in Jamaica During his trip to Jamaica last week, President Obama voiced support for the island’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)…