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Ordeal Continues for Targeted Bahraini Medics
January 24, 2013
Of all the abuses committed by the Bahraini government during its nearly two-year crackdown on democracy protests, none has provoked more international outcry than its…
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Welcome U.S. Action on Atrocity Enabler and Viktor Bout Co-Conspirator Richard Chichakli
January 10, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First welcomes today’s announcement of the arrest of Richard Chichakli, a dual U.S. and Syrian citizen, as a co-conspirator of…
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Nominees Brennan, Hagel Should Face Key Human Rights Questions
January 7, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Following President Obama’s nominations of Senator Chuck Hagel to Secretary of Defense and John Brennan to CIA Director, Human Rights First urges the…
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Finucane Report Fails to Deliver Transparency and Accountability
December 12, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First expressed disappointment at the De Silva report issued today into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane in 1989. Last year,…
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Magnitsky Bill’s Passage Brings Russia Policy Out of Cold War Shadow
December 6, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First praises the Senate for passing the “Magnitsky Bill,” landmark human rights legislation to combat impunity for those who commit crimes…
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More Action Needed to Address Xenophobic Violence
November 13, 2012
In May of 2008, at least 62 people were murdered and many more injured in a wave of xenophobic violence that swept across South Africa.…
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Voting for Drones
November 5, 2012
This blog was crossposted from Huffington Post. Kudos to the Washington Post for acknowledging on Friday that the U.S. presidential campaign has skirted some key questions of U.S.…
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“If We Can Do It in Texas…”
September 21, 2012
By Ruthie Epstein So said Texas State Representative Jerry Madden, Republican Chairman of the Texas State Legislature House Corrections Committee, as he kicked off Human…
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Bahrain’s Pledge to Implement UPR Recommendations Met with Skepticism
September 19, 2012
Washington, D.C. — The Government of Bahrain today pledged to implement more than 140 of the 176 recommendations laid out in the Universal Periodic Review…
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Universal Periodic Review of Indonesia at Human Rights Council Today
September 19, 2012
Washington, D.C. – As protests continue against the anti-Islamic film in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Sudan, about 400 Indonesian protesters have clashed with police…
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Nisoor Square Anniversary Reminder of Need to Close Accountability Gap
September 14, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Five years ago this Sunday, Sept. 16, private security contractors working for the U.S. company then known as Blackwater killed 17 unarmed…
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Indonesia: Ghosts of Past Abuse Haunt Political Ambition of Prabowo Subianto
September 12, 2012
It wasn’t that long ago that Prabowo Subianto was one of Indonesia’s most reviled men. The son-in-law of former Indonesian president General Suharto, Prabowo has been accused of…