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Ryan Boyette to Receive Human Rights First Award
September 17, 2014
New York City – Human Rights First will honor Ryan Boyette, a human rights advocate based in Sudan, with its 2014 Human Rights First Award. Boyette will be…
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Egyptian Human Rights Activists to Appear in Court Saturday
September 12, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today said that the ongoing trial of 23 people who are being prosecuted for violating Egypt’s anti-protest law is evidence…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: September 8, 2014
September 8, 2014
Top News ISIS President Obama will deliver an address on Wednesday to detail the administration’s plan for responding to the violence committed by the Islamic State…
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Remembering Egyptian Human Rights Lawyer Ahmed Seif el-Islam
August 29, 2014
By Faria Rehman This week, the world lost one of the most influential pioneers of the Egyptian uprising of the 1980’s, human rights lawyer Ahmed…
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Human Rights First Remembers Egyptian Human Rights Lawyer, Ahmed Seif el-Islam
August 27, 2014
New York City – Following the death of prominent Egyptian human rights lawyer Ahmed Seif el-Islam, Human Rights First’s Neil Hicks issued the following statement: “We are…
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Washington’s Wishful Thinking Policy on Egypt
August 21, 2014
Wishful thinking does not make for sound public policy. But the U.S. government so desperately wants to believe that new Egyptian President Sisi is on…
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Tear Gas: Illegal in Warfare, Legal in Ferguson
August 20, 2014
International law bans the use of tear gas in warfare, but it’s legal as a form of crowd control. Oppressive regimes use it to quell…
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The Exceptional Egyptian Human Rights Defender Yara Sallam
August 14, 2014
This is cross posted from The Huffington Post: Human rights defenders aren’t always easy company. It’s their job to be stubborn and sure of themselves, so…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: August 11, 2014
August 11, 2014
Top News Antisemitism in Europe European nations continue to struggle with the rise of antisemitic violence. In recent months, businesses and places of worship have been…
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The Beleaguered Tunisian Model
August 6, 2014
This is a cross post from The Huffington Post: If the United States really wants to see human rights and democracy take root and flourish in…
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FAQ: The Senate Report on CIA Torture
August 5, 2014
What is the report? The report was compiled by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), the Senate committee charged with conducting oversight of the…
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Growing Restrictions on Egyptian Civil Society as Parliamentary Elections Loom Closer
July 30, 2014
By Jannat Majeed As the first parliamentary elections since Egyptian President Sisi was elected loom closer, the Egyptian government has put various restrictions on civil…