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Bahrain’s Culture of Impunity
December 21, 2015
By Anita Dhanvanthari A now familiar story in Bahrain: another human rights defender is sentenced to jail on trumped up charges while known torturers and…
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Peel and Defeat: A Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Exposes Widespread Trafficking in Thai Shrimp Factories
December 17, 2015
“There is more oversight in seafood to protect dolphins than there is to protect humans.” -Martha Mendoza On a recent “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit, the entertainment,…
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Hope will Prevail: Advancing the Human Rights of LGBT People in the Dominican Republic
December 17, 2015
Executive Summary Human Rights First traveled to the Dominican Republic in June and August of 2015 and spoke to activists, Dominican officials, and the U.S.…
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New Report Recommends U.S. Government Act to Address Violence and Discrimination Against the Dominican Republic’s LGBT Community
December 17, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today released a new report outlining the challenges to equality faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the…
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House Passes Trade Provision to Strengthen Prohibition of the Import of Goods Produced with Forced Labor
December 11, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today applauded the House of Representatives’ passage of section 910 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644),…
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Corporate Liability and Human Trafficking
December 9, 2015
In our world of increased globalization and worldwide movement of goods and capital, companies can face legal liability if they fail to guard against human…
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New Report Details Corporate Liability Risks Regarding Labor Trafficking in Supply Chains
December 9, 2015
Washington, D.C. – As part of the 4th Annual Human Rights Summit, Human Rights First today issued a new report titled “Corporate Liability and Human Trafficking,” which…
Nestle Acknowledges Slavery in its Supply Chain
November 30, 2015
Following a year-long investigation by Verité, a nonprofit organization that monitors and evaluates corporate compliance with human rights, Nestle disclosed last week that slavery and…
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Recommendations to the U.S. Government on Bahrain
November 23, 2015
Anniversary of the 2011 Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry On the fourth anniversary of the 2011 report by the Bahrain Independent Commission…
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Saudi Arabia Poised to Weaken U.N. Independent Experts’ Mandates
October 6, 2015
Saudi Arabia was recently appointed to chair a five-member panel within the U.N. Human Rights Council, making it a gatekeeper of U.N. human rights experts. The U.S.…
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Litigating Abroad to Demand Accountability for Torture in Bahrain
September 28, 2015
On September 15, Jaafar Al-Hasabi, a Bahraini citizen granted asylum in the United Kingdom, filed a criminal complaint in Switzerland against Bahrain’s attorney general, Ali…
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End Impunity for Military Contractors
September 24, 2015
The horrific wrongs of Abu Ghraib, a former prison near Baghdad, came to light when shocking photos surfaced in 2003. Four prisoners who were held…