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New U.S. Sanctions on Russia Punish Putin Allies Involved in Syria Abuses
April 28, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today praised the Obama Administration’s decision to designate for sanctions Sergey Chemezov and other senior Russian officials and companies…
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Three Human Right Defenders Selected as Final Nominees for the 2014 Martin Ennals Award
April 23, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First along with the other members of the Martin Ennals Award jury today announced Cao Shunli, Adilur Rahman Khan, and Alejandra…
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Bahrain Allies’ Dangerous Myopia
April 14, 2014
By Brian Dooley This week, Britain released its Human Rights and Democracy Report 2013 detailing the country’s assessment of the progression of human rights in Bahrain. The verdict…
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Coalition Letter Urging the Senate to Vote on the Confirmation of Malinowski
March 26, 2014
Human Rights First along with a broad based group of human rights organizations today urged the Senate to immediately confirm Tomasz Malinowski as Assistant Secretary…
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Supporters of Declassifying the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report on the CIA Detention and Interrogation Program
March 25, 2014
Affiliations are for identification purposes only. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA): “We’re not going to stop. I intend to move to have the findings, conclusions and the…
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Egypt Rights Groups Call on Fact-Finding Commission to Implement Recommendations
February 21, 2014
Three years after the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt remains in turmoil. Since the new government took power when the elected civilian government of…
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Egypt’s Stability Delusion
February 7, 2014
Egypt’s Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi traveled to Saudi Arabia this week and on Wednesday assured the defense minister, Crown Prince Salman bin Abdel-Aziz, that Egypt…
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Bahrain Crown Prince Meets with Opposition Leaders
January 16, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Following news reports that Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman met with opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman on Wednesday, Human Rights First’s Brian Dooley issued…
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Snowden Controversy Highlights Risk to Obama’s Legacy on Torture
January 3, 2014
This week, The New York Times published an editorial calling for President Obama to offer clemency to NSA leaker Edward Snowden. The internet, predictably, exploded in debate. Some…
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Secretary Kerry’s Trip to Indonesia Should Promote Human Rights
October 4, 2013
Washington, D.C. – As Secretary Kerry travels to Indonesia to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bali, Human Rights First urges him to…
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Top Ten Questions Malinowski Should Face during Today’s Confirmation Hearing
September 24, 2013
This afternoon, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold its confirmation hearing for Assistant Secretary of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor nominee Tom Malinowski. The…
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ICoCA Launch Marks Significant Step to Improve Private Security Contractor Oversight
September 18, 2013
Washington, D.C. – This week, in a significant step that Human Rights First notes will advance private security contractors’ respect for human rights while operating in complex…