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Fact Sheet
Myth v. Fact: Sunsets in AUMFs
March 13, 2015
MYTH: AUMFs never have sunsets. FACT: Ten prior AUMFs (almost a third to the total number of AUMFs) have included sunsets. Recent examples include the…
Fact Sheet
How to Build a More Sustainable and Mutually Beneficial Relationship with Saudi Arabia
March 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,…
Press
United States Should Overhaul Relationship With Saudi Arabia to Support Human Rights
March 10, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today urged the Obama Administration to press the Saudi government to ease its crackdown on civil society, speak out…
Blueprint
How to Build a More Sustainable and Mutually Beneficial Relationship with Saudi Arabia
March 9, 2015
The United States is not taking Saudi Arabia’s outsized responsibility for human rights abuses within or beyond the kingdom’s borders seriously enough. President Barack Obama…
Blueprint
How to Build a More Sustainable and Mutually Beneficial Relationship with Saudi Arabia
March 9, 2015
The United States is not taking Saudi Arabia’s outsized responsibility for human rights abuses within or beyond the kingdom’s borders seriously enough. President Barack Obama…
Press
Fawwaz Convicted of Terrorism in U.S. Federal Courts
February 26, 2015
New York City—Human Rights First said that today’s conviction of al Qaeda member Khaled al-Fawwaz once again demonstrates that justice in terrorism cases is best served…
Press
President Obama Makes Case for Putting Human Rights at the Heart of Countering Extremism
February 19, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First welcomed President Obama’s speech today at the White House Summit to Counter Violent Extremism (CVE), in which he affirmed that the fight against violent extremism requires…
Press
Hicks’s Military Commission Terrorism Conviction Overturned on Appeal
February 18, 2015
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First said that today’s ruling striking down the conviction of former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks demonstrates that military commissions are an…
Press
International Military and Law Enforcement Leaders Urge Obama to Support Global Counterterrorism Strategies that Prioritize Human Rights
February 18, 2015
Washington, D.C.— Six international retired military and law enforcement leaders today urged President Obama to make clear during this week’s White House Summit on Countering…
Letter
Letter to President Obama Regarding the CVE Summit from Former Military and Law Enforcement Leaders
February 18, 2015
February 18, 2015 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: We, the undersigned, are members of…
Blog
Washington Week on Human Rights: February 9, 2015
February 9, 2015
Top News GUANTANAMO This week, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees will both take up the issue of closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay…
Fact Sheet
Quote Sheet: National Security Leaders Support Closing Guantanamo
January 29, 2015
John Brennan, CIA Director. “The prison at Guantánamo Bay undermines our national security, and our nation will be more secure the day when that prison is…