We found 755 results for “Accountability”.
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Sessions Outlines Measures that Threaten Fairness in Immigration Court
December 7, 2017
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today said that Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ announcement on the immigration court system threaten due process and fairness in the asylum system. “The…
Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption
December 1, 2017
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency…
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Senators Urge Trump Administration to Investigate Reported Persecution of Azerbaijan’s LGBT Community
November 8, 2017
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First applauds today’s bipartisan Senate effort to urge the Trump Administration to investigate the the alleged detention of dozens of LGBT people in Azerbaijan and, to condemn any credible…
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58 Human Rights Groups Call on Tillerson, Mnuchin to Impose Burma Sanctions
November 3, 2017
Washington, D.C.—In response to the ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in Burma, Human Rights First, in coalition with 58 human rights, labor rights, and…
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Global Magnitsky Human Rights and Accountability Act Submission Form
November 1, 2017
Given that use of Global Magnitsky Act (GMA) sanctions authority is elective, the U.S. government must be convinced that it is in the U.S. national…
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Reauthorizing Critical Anti-Trafficking Legislation
October 5, 2017
Last week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the Trafficking Victims Protection (TVPA) Reauthorization Act of 2017 (S.1862), aimed at strengthening U.S. global leadership in…
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Egypt Targets Disappearance Activist Working on Regeni Case
September 20, 2017
By Brian Dooley Drawing attention to what the Egyptian authorities want to hide is a dangerous move. The government of President Abdel Fatah Al Sisi has…
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The Global Magnitsky Act Represents New Era of Smart Sanctions
September 20, 2017
By Michelle Smoler The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act is picking up steam. The law authorizes the administration to sanction foreign individuals for human…
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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…