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Elisa Massimino Testifies in Congress on Foreign Aid
June 10, 2010
President and CEO of Human Rights First, Elisa Massimino testified before the United States House Of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs today on Human Rights…
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Taking on the Enablers of Mass Atrocities
March 16, 2010
By Julia Fromholz & Ann-Louise Colgan* This week’s arrival of a new National Security Council Director for War Crimes, Atrocities and Genocide Prevention marks an…
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A System Designed to Fail Haitians
February 10, 2010
Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that a boat carrying 62 Haitians was intercepted by the Royal Bahamas Defense Forces. The Prime Minister for…
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Elisa Massimino Testifies on U.S. Implementation of Human Rights Treaties
December 16, 2009
Human Rights First’s President and CEO, Elisa Massimino, testifies today before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law. Read our press release, or…
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2008 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
February 25, 2009
New York, NY – The release today of the State Department’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices follows a number of positive steps taken…
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Asylum News 72
December 1, 2008
DHS Announces a New Policy for Applying Exemptions for Cases Involving Material Support Provided Under Duress On December 22, 2008 USCIS announced that it will be…
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Guatemalan Congress Approves Innovative International Commission to Combat Impunity
August 2, 2007
NEW YORK – The Guatemalan Congress vote August 1 to approve an international commission of experts to help investigate and prosecute organized crime is a…
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President Bush Should Stand Up for Human Rights Defenders in Latin America
March 6, 2007
President Bush’s trip to Latin America is a unique opportunity to urge Latin American governments to support and protect human rights defenders, Human Rights First,…
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Asylum News 48
December 1, 2006
U.N. Review of Refugee Detention? This month marked the international celebrations of Human Rights Day and International Migrants Day. Here in the United States, when…
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Amicus Brief: Lopez v. Gonzales
May 31, 2006
U.S. Supreme Court: Human Rights First filed an amicus brief in the case of Lopez v. Gonzales. This brief highlights the fact that the government’s…
Amicus Brief
Amicus Brief: Lopez v. Gonzales
May 31, 2006
U.S. Supreme Court: Human Rights First filed an amicus brief in the case of Lopez v. Gonzales. This brief highlights the fact that the government’s…
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Asylum News 35
January 24, 2005
AG Ashcroft Sends Domestic Violence Case Back to Appeals Board Partial Victory — But Rodi Alvarado’s Life Remains in Limbo Attorney General John Ashcroft has…