We found 701 results for “Accountability”.
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Consensus Emerges Over Need to Hold Military Contractors Accountable
June 18, 2010
By David Levine, Law and Security program The Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan this morning heard remarkably consistent testimony from a range…
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More Questions on CIA Torture Programs: the time for accountability is past due
June 11, 2010
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) recently released a report raising serious questions of whether medical professionals monitoring CIA interrogations conducted illegal and unethical human research on detainees…
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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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Controlling enablers in the conflict mineral trade
May 24, 2010
By Enrico Carisch, Advisor to Human Rights First Crossposted from Huffington Post Congress is poised to take action to confront one of the most intractable problems…
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Security Clearances Identified as a Impediment to Timely Resettlement of Iraqi Refugees, including U.S. Affiliated Iraqis
May 21, 2010
By Jesse Bernstein, Senior Associate, and Ruthie Epstein, Researcher and Advocate Refugee Protection Program Crossposted from Huffington Post The List Project to Resettle Iraqi Allies recently issued…
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Thiessen Watch: Are 100 deaths in U.S. custody meaningless?
April 15, 2010
By Renée Schomp, Law and Security program Cross-posted at Huffington Post. Yesterday in the National Review Online, Marc Thiessen attempted to repudiate New Yorker journalist Jane Mayer’s critical in-depth review of his…
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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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What a Russian Human Rights Activist Said to President Obama
February 24, 2010
by Yuri Dzhibladze President of the Center for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights, a Russian public policy and advocacy NGO. Yuri met with…
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Roma Citizens Remain At Risk In Hungary, Reforms Needed
February 23, 2010
By Joelle Fiss Pennoyer Fellow – Fighting Hate Crimes Crossposted from Huffington Post A year ago today, on February 23, 2009, Robert Csorba, a 27-year-old man…
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Remember the OPR Report?
February 16, 2010
Cross-posted at Huffington Post. A year ago today, Senators Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice inquiring about the status of…
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Legislation Addresses Accountability Gap for Private Military Contractors
February 2, 2010
Washington, DC Human Rights First today praised the introduction of legislation authored to clarify and expand the jurisdiction of U.S. courts over serious crimes committed…
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Putting the State of the Union Speech into Practice
January 28, 2010
By Devon Chaffee, Advocacy Counsel, Law and Security Tonight, in his State of the Union Speech, President Obama said, “Let’s reject the false choice between…