We found 512 results for “Religious Freedom”.
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President Obama Urged to Prioritize Human Rights at White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism
February 13, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies today urged President Obama to make clear at the White House’s upcoming…
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Congress Should Reject Bills that Undermine U.S. Asylum System
February 11, 2015
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today urged members of Congress to reject proposed legislation that would severely undermine our nation’s commitment to refugees and asylum seekers…
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Obama, Merkel Urged to Discuss Hungary’s Authoritarianism after White House Meeting
February 9, 2015
Washington, D.C.—As President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Andrea Merkel continue conversations that started during their meeting today, Human Rights First urges them to focus…
Letter
Joint Letter to President Obama on the CIA Torture Report
January 28, 2015
January 28, 2015 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: We write to express our serious…
Testimony
Remarks by Elisa Massimino at the UN General Assembly, Informal Session on Antisemitic Violence
January 23, 2015
January 22, 2015 Thank you for the opportunity to be here today to talk about this important issue. I want to thank His Excellency Mr.…
Blog
New Year, New Congress: What to Watch on Middle East Policy
January 13, 2015
By Brian Dooley As Congress enters its 114th session, human rights must take the spotlight. Below are five foreign policy priorities that we at Human…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: December 15, 2014
December 15, 2014
Top News CIA TORTURE REPORT Last week, the Senate intelligence committee released the executive summary executive summary of its landmark report on the CIA’s post-9/11 detention and interrogation…
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Renewed Waiver Weakens Human Rights Conditions Attached to Egypt Foreign Aid Bill
December 15, 2014
New York City – Human Rights First today said that the national security waiver attached to Egyptian aid provisions for FY 2015 in the new omnibus spending…
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Senate Confirms Rabbi Saperstein as Ambassador for International Religious Freedom
December 13, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First welcomed the Senate’s confirmation of Rabbi David Saperstein as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. Rabbi Saperstein was nominated in July…
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Obama Administration Should Raise Human Rights Concerns at Manama Dialogue
December 2, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today urged the U.S. delegation to the Manama Dialogue to publicly raise concern over heightened sectarianism and ongoing human rights abuses in…
Issue Brief
At Manama Dialogue, Building an Effective Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Should Not Include Uncritical Support for Non-inclusive and Repressive Regimes
December 2, 2014
From December 5-7, 2014 a senior delegation from the United States will participate in the tenth annual Manama Security Dialogue. The Manama Dialogue is a…
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Obama Administration Should Raise Human Rights Concerns During Conference of Coalition to Counter ISIL in Bahrain
November 6, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today urged the Obama Administration to publicly raise concern over the Bahraini government’s ongoing human rights abuses as the Kingdom…