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Human Rights Defender Profile: Haris Azhar of Indonesia
September 7, 2012
Human Rights First is running a series of profiles on human rights defenders we work with in various countries. These profiles help to explain their work, motivations,…
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Human Rights Defender Profile: Haris Azhar of Indonesia
September 7, 2012
Human Rights First is running a series of profiles on human rights defenders we work with in various countries. These profiles help to explain their work, motivations,…
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Questions Remain Unanswered Eight Years After Munir’s Death
September 6, 2012
By Brian Dooley On September 7, 2004, leading Indonesian human rights defender Munir Said Thalib was poisoned with arsenic on a flight from Jakarta to Amsterdam.…
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Names and Stories from the Sergei Magnitsky Bill [FACTSHEET]
August 30, 2012
Last week, Russia became a full-fledged member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), completing a 19-year “long and winding” saga that began under President Yeltsin.…
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Rape as a Weapon of War Takes Center Stage at the International Criminal Court
August 22, 2012
The trial of former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba, which resumes this week at the Hague, is a first—the first before the International Criminal Court…
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Simulation Exercise Examines Atrocity Prevention Board’s Role in Preventing and Responding to Mass Atrocities
August 17, 2012
This summer, Human Rights First and the National Defense University’s (NDU) Center for Applied Strategic Learning (CASL) conducted for the second time the simulation exercise Shrouded…
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Keeping the Olympic Human Rights Torch Burning
August 15, 2012
This blog is part of the Olympics 2012 and Human Rights Series. The London Olympics produced new world records, new superstars and, this year, crossed a…
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U.S. Immigration Detention Reforms Unfulfilled after Three Years
August 6, 2012
New York City – Human Rights First says it’s time for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reaffirm its commitment to overhaul the U.S. immigration detention…
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10 Critical Human Rights Challenges for Next U.S. President
August 2, 2012
Broad group of human rights leaders calls for renewed U.S. leadership on human rights Washington, D.C. – A policy paper released today by a coalition of 22 prominent…
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Testimony Details Concrete Steps U.S. Should Take to Address Bahrain Abuses
August 1, 2012
Washington, D.C. – In testimony submitted today to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Human Rights First’s Brian Dooley urged the U.S. government to publicly condemn abuses by…
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Testimony to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission: “Implementation of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry Report” Hearing
July 31, 2012
In testimony submitted to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Human Rights First’s Brian Dooley urged the U.S. government to publicly condemn abuses by the…
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10 Years After “Torture Memos” – Time for Accountability
July 31, 2012
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the Bush administration’s “Torture Memos,” used to justify torture under the euphemism of “enhanced interrogation.” In these memos, the…