We found 746 results for “Accountability”.
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Human Rights First Decries U.S. Boycott of UN Universal Periodic Review for Further Damaging U.S. Credibility and International Human Rights Norms
August 28, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Human Rights First today condemned the U.S. government’s unprecedented decision to not participate in its own Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the…
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Congresswoman Summer Lee and Human Rights First Advocate Yannick Gill Denied Entry to ICE Detention Center During Oversight Visit
August 25, 2025
PHILIPSBURG, PA – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) and human rights advocate Yannick Gill were denied entry by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
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Sanctions Misuse: The Dubious Lifting of U.S. Targeted Sanctions
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Sanctions Misuse: The Dubious Lifting of U.S. Targeted Sanctions Date & Time:Thursday, August 21, 202511:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET Event Description:Under the new Trump…
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ICE Flight Tracking Project Now Officially Housed at Human Rights First
August 13, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Human Rights First is proud to officially house an innovative initiative that monitors and analyzes U.S. immigration enforcement flights. The project was…
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Human Rights First Deplores Use of Global Magnitsky Sanctions to Support Impunity for Political Allies
July 31, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First regrets that the Trump administration’s first use of Global Magnitsky sanctions, which targeted the Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre…
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Human Rights First Condemns Man-Made Starvation in Gaza and Urges Unrestricted, UN-Led Aid Efforts to Replace Lethal, Militarized Model That Weaponizes Hunger
July 28, 2025
Washington D.C.— In response to surging malnutrition-related deaths and famine-like conditions in Gaza, Human Rights First condemns sustained Israeli government restrictions on desperately needed food…
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Syrian Investigation into Coastal Massacres Falls Short; Rights Group Calls for Release of Report and Full Accountability
July 25, 2025
On Wednesday, July 23, a Syrian government-appointed committee that investigated massacres of civilians in Syria’s coastal regions in March announced its findings at a press…
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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Holds Public Hearing on Trump Administration’s Systemic Human Rights Violations Against Immigrants
July 24, 2025
Washington D.C. — A coalition of immigrants’ rights organizations participated today in a public hearing held by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that…
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Human Rights First Calls for Accountability and Justice for those Disappeared to Torture at the CECOT and Issues Warning for U.S. Democracy
July 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C – With the release and transfer to Venezuela of 252 Venezuelans from the CECOT in El Salvador, where they were tortured and abused…
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Human Rights First Deplores U.S. Sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur
July 10, 2025
New York, NY — Human Rights First today deplored the State Department’s misuse of financial sanctions to target a United Nations special rapporteur on the…
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Human Rights First Releases New Report on Human Rights Concerns in Post-Assad Syria
June 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Human Rights First today released an extensive new report detailing both positive developments and serious human rights concerns in Syria following the…
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Veteran and Military Family Organizations Urge Secretary Hegseth to Maintain Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Programs
June 24, 2025
Today, nine organizations representing thousands of military veterans and their families across the United States wrote to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressing concern regarding…