We found 506 results for “Religious Freedom”.
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Community of Democracies Should Reexamine Hungary’s Membership
September 26, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today called on the Community of Democracies to review whether Hungary should be voted off the organization’s Governing Council in…
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Human Rights First’s Tad Stahnke Testifies on Religious Freedom and National Security
September 18, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First’s Tad Stahnke will testify before Congress today and detail recommendations for the U.S. government to advance U.S. policy on international…
Testimony
Testimony of Tad Stahnke on Meeting Current International Religious Freedom and National Security Challenges
September 18, 2014
Testimony of Tad Stahnke before the house committee on oversight and government reform subcommittee on national security: “Meeting Current International Religious Freedom and National Security…
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Human Rights First Statement on 13th Anniversary of 9/11
September 11, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Today, Human Rights First issued the following statement marking the 13th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001: “On this anniversary, we…
Blog
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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Ibrahim to be Granted Asylum in the United States
July 31, 2014
Washington DC – Human Rights First today welcomed news reports that Mariam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, a Sudanese woman who was given a death sentence in…
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Human Rights First Urges the Obama Administration to Make International Religious Freedom a Policy Priority
July 30, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today said that following the nomination of Rabbi David Saperstein for Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, the Obama…
Blog
United States Highlights Bahrain Sectarianism in New Religious Freedom Report
July 28, 2014
By Brian Dooley This is a cross post from The Huffington Post. Today’s State Department report on international religious freedom for 2013 is unlikely to…
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Proposed House Bill Would Undermine Access to Asylum and Protection
July 18, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today expressed serious concern over the Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2014, a bill sponsored by Reps.…
Transcript
U.S. Family Crisis at the Border Media Telebriefing
July 17, 2014
Below is a shortened transcript of the July 16 media telebriefing featuring former Commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) under George W.…
Testimony
Statement to Senate Appropriations Committee on the Border Crisis
July 10, 2014
Statement submitted for the Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing On “Review of the President’s Emergency Supplemental Request for Unaccompanied Children and Related Matters.” Human Rights First…
Fact Sheet
Recommendations for an Emergency Supplemental Fund to Protect Families and Asylum Seekers at the U.S.-Mexico Border
July 8, 2014
1. Fund an Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Initiative Justification: Immigration detention facilities are not appropriate settings for children and parents with children. Furthermore, there are…