We found 514 results for “Religious Freedom”.
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Human Rights First Lauds Interfaith Efforts to Display Tolerance, Not Bigotry
August 27, 2010
New York City Human Rights First welcomes the efforts of more than 20 religious congregations in Gainesville, Fla. to unite in hosting a series of events…
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A Time for Tolerance: Pushing Back on Hate-filled Rhetoric around the “Ground Zero Mosque”
August 27, 2010
By Tad Stahnke, Director of Policy and Programs Crossposted from Huffington Post America treasures the relationship we have with our many Muslim friends, and we…
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Human Rights First and Muslim Advocates Call for Protection of Muslims Amid Growing Social Tensions
August 26, 2010
New York City In light of yesterday’s stabbing of a New York City cabdriver currently being investigated as an anti-Muslim hate crime, Human Rights First and Muslim Advocates made the…
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Pakistan’s Crackdown on the Internet Shows What ‘Global Blasphemy Code’ Could Look Like
July 12, 2010
By Tad Stahnke, Director of Policy and Programs Crossposted from Huffington Post Pakistani authorities recently announced they will ban 17 websites and scrutinize seven additional…
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Russian Art Curators Fined, Avoid Jail Time in Case Challenging Freedom of Expression
July 12, 2010
It’s verdict time in Moscow. In a case closely followed by Human Rights First over the past two years, two Russian art curators were ordered…
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One Year After Cairo Speech: The Imperative of Promoting Human Rights in Egypt
June 3, 2010
By Neil Hicks, International Policy Advisor Crossposted from Huffington Post This week, one year after President Obama’s “remarks to the Muslim world” delivered at Cairo University on June…
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Indonesian Blasphemy Law Used to Suppress Free Religion and Speech
April 20, 2010
The Indonesian Supreme Court just upheld a controversial blasphemy law, reports the New York Times. This law has been used in many ways to suppress religious…
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Elisa Massimino Testifies in Congress on Antisemitism
April 14, 2010
Human Rights First President and CEO Elisa Massimino testified today at 2 p.m. before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the alarming rise of antisemitism worldwide.…
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Tide Turning on “Defamations of Religions” at the United Nations Human Rights Council
March 26, 2010
New York, March 26, 2010 Human Rights First today praised growing United Nations Human Rights Council opposition to the concept of “defamation of religions,” a trend…
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UN Delegations Urged to Block Efforts to Prohibit “Defamation of Religion”
February 26, 2010
Washington, DC Human Rights First today urged United Nations member states to block ongoing efforts to establish new norms that prohibit defamation of religion, a…
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Obama Signs the Hate Crime Bill into Law! What’s Next?
October 28, 2009
By Paul LeGendre, cross-posted from Huffington Post Ten years ago this month, Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was brutally attacked and murdered because he was gay.…
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Respecting freedom of expression, while combating discrimination and intolerance: HRF Congressional Testimony
October 22, 2009
Check out testimony below made by Human Rights First’s Tad Stanhke, at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing yesterday on the Implications of the…