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Pride Month: Celebrating and Advocating for LGBTI Persons Around the World
June 24, 2011
June is Pride Month, celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex rights around the world. Here in the United States, supporters of LGBTI rights are…
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Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bill on U.S. Civilian Contractor Accountability Abroad
June 23, 2011
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Senate made significant strides in closing a pernicious accountability gap for private contractors who commit serious crimes while deployed abroad.…
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“What the ladies did”—Bahraini Women Speak Out Against the Regime
June 22, 2011
Activists Zainab Al-Khawaja, Asma Darwish and Sawsan Jawad were arrested at a sit-in last Wednesday at the United Nations House in Manama, Bahrain. The three…
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Good Vibes from South Africa: Foreign Policy Breakthrough, Michelle Obama’s Visit
June 21, 2011
First Lady Michelle Obama landed in Pretoria, South Africa, late on Monday night, embarking on her first major solo trip. The agenda focuses on youth…
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House and Senate Introduce Bill on U.S. Civilian Contractor Accountability Abroad
June 6, 2011
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congress takes a significant step in closing an alarming accountability gap over civilian contractors who commit serious crimes abroad, a concern long raised…
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Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Extending Criminal Jurisdiction to U.S. Contractors Fielded Abroad
May 25, 2011
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will be holding a hearing titled, “Holding Criminals Accountable: Extending Criminal Jurisdiction to Government Contractors and Employees…
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Colbert Skewers Torture Advocates
May 18, 2011
Stephen Colbert, on his satire factory The Colbert Report, took on the resurgence of torture advocates, skewering their baseless arguments and taking their logic to…
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Release of Army Investigation into Civilian Murders Sought
April 19, 2011
Washington, DC – Human Rights First is urging Secretary of the Army John McHugh to release a declassified copy of the investigation into command responsibility for…
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State of Affairs: Four Years After Nisoor Square
December 31, 2010
Accountability and Oversight of U.S. Private Security and Other Contractors… Read More
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Arms Reduction Agreement with Russia Signed–Let’s Not Forget About Human Rights
December 22, 2010
Today, in a bi-partisan vote of 71 – 26, the Senate ratified an arms control deal with the Russian Federation that seeks to reduce the…
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High-tech terrorism or low-tech fear mongering?
December 20, 2010
To paraphrase H.L Mencken, no one ever went broke underestimating how low a politician will go to gain an advantage. Exhibit A: Vice President Joseph…
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Wikileaks Cables: Evidence in Hand Points to “Masterminds” Behind Assassination of Prominent Indonesian Rights Activist
December 17, 2010
Among the handful of bombshells one can find in the cables that went back and forth between the U.S. State Department and embassy staff in…