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In Greece, the Golden Dawn Trial Resumes as Charlottesville Reverberates
September 15, 2017
By Teresa Eder Four years ago, the murder of Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas prompted the government to prosecute the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn. The trial…
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NGOs Identify Human Rights Abusers, Corrupt Actors for Sanctions Under U.S. Bill
September 13, 2017
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today called on the Trump Administration to use the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to levy targeted sanctions against individuals in 15 cases from…
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Iraq Finally Holds ISIS Responsible for Crimes Against Humanity
September 1, 2017
ISIS gained control of Mosul and other parts of western Iraq in 2014, bringing terror, war, and genocide. Many Yazidis in Iraq, after surviving the…
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Aligning American Foreign Policy to Protect Religious Freedom
August 21, 2017
On Tuesday Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivered a speech to mark the release of the State Department’s annual International Religious Freedom Report. Human Rights First’s Rob Berschinski spoke…
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UN Security Council Should Hold ISIS Accountable for its Crimes in Iraq
August 18, 2017
New York City—Human Rights First today called on the United Nations Security Council to approve a resolution that would aid the Iraqi government in gathering…
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Cardin, McCain Call on Administration to Review 20 Individuals for Sanctions Under Global Magnitsky Act
August 11, 2017
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today applauded a bipartisan congressional request for review of sanctions designations against 20 individuals responsible for human rights abuses and high-level corruption under the 2016 Global Magnitsky Human Rights…
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The German Neo-Nazi Case Concludes: Four Years Later and Still No Justice for Victims
August 8, 2017
By Chelsea Wilson Miller After more than four years, the case against the Nationalist Socialist Underground—a German neo-Nazi group—will finally come to an end this year. Closing arguments began…
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Human Trafficking Accountability Act
July 24, 2017
S. 1236: A BILL TO DESIGNATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING COORDINATORS IN U.S. ATTORNEY OFFICES PURPOSE To increase justice for victims and expand accountability for perpetrators of…
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Human Rights First Welcome Introduction of Human Trafficking Accountability Act
July 20, 2017
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today welcomed the introduction of the Human Trafficking Accountability Act, introduced by Representatives Joyce Beatty (D-OH) and Ann Wagner (R-MO), that would…
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Questions Surround Trump Administration’s Syria Policy
July 12, 2017
Six years into the Syrian conflict, more than five million Syrians are refugees. More than six million people are displaced within Syria, and over thirteen…
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Sessions Visits Gitmo, but NGOs are Excluded
July 7, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday visited the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Meanwhile, non-governmental organization (NGO) observers were excluded from a hearing in the…
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TIP Report Underscores Need for Global Accountability to Combat Human Trafficking
June 27, 2017
Washington, D.C. — Human Rights First today welcomed the release of the State Department’s 2017 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, and called on the U.S. government…