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Where the SSCI and CIA Agree We Have a Problem—And How Senator Feinstein’s Proposed Reforms Can Fix It, Part 1
January 29, 2015
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) report has shed much needed light on the CIA’s post-9/11 interrogation program, which featured torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading…
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The Case for Reform: The CIA Hacking Scandal
January 20, 2015
Remember when Senator Dianne Feinstein, former Chairwoman and current ranking member of the Senate intelligence committee, accused the CIA of hacking into her staffers’ computers while they were…
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New Year, New Congress: Video – Human Rights First’s Top 5 Priorities for the 114th Congress
January 12, 2015
1. Close the door on Torture With the release of the 500-page summary of Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on CIA torture and detention after 9/11,…
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New Year, New Congress: What to Watch on Combatting Human Trafficking
January 7, 2015
By Annick Febrey As Congress enters its 114th session, human rights must take the spotlight. This blog series will address what we at Human Rights First…
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DC Court of Appeals Holds North Korea Accountable for the Torture and Killing of Reverend Kim Dong Shik
December 24, 2014
In a groundbreaking case, the DC Circuit Court refused to let North Korea avoid liability for the presumed torture and killing of Reverend Kim Dong…
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How to Dismantle the Business of Human Trafficking Fact Sheet
December 17, 2014
150 years following the ratification of the 13th Amendment officially abolishing slavery, the blight of human bondage remains a pervasive threat to liberty and dignity.…
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To Stop Boko Haram, Start Promoting Human Rights
October 28, 2014
It has been more than half a year since the radical Islamic insurgency group Boko Haram abducted 276 schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigeria. Since then, they…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: October 14, 2014
October 14, 2014
Top News KERRY TO CAIRO Secretary of State John Kerry is in Cairo today to participate in an international conference of 50 nations pledging $5…
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Social Media Putting LGBT Communities at Risk: Facebook
October 7, 2014
Facebook often provides a medium for LGBT individuals to express their sexual orientation or gender identity free from the judgment and harassment they would otherwise experience…
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Alejandra Ancheita Selected as the 2014 Laureate Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders
October 7, 2014
Geneva – The Martin Ennals Jury today presented Alejandra Ancheita with the 2014 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA). The Award is given to…
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No Need to Build Another Guantanamo in the U.S.
September 26, 2014
In a post this week responding to Jessica Schulberg’s piece about the financial costs of Guantanamo, Ben Wittes at Lawfare wrote that bringing Gitmo detainees into the United States…
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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…