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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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New Report by UN Expert Panel Details Violations of Arms Embargo and Widespread Human Rights Abuses in Darfur
November 6, 2009
Washington, DC Human Rights First urges the Obama Administration to take immediate and firm action in response to a new investigative report issued by experts…
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Retired Military Leaders Support Accountability for Torture
October 5, 2009
Human Rights First’s retired military coalition was cited in an L.A. Times column this weekend on Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to review CIA interrogations. After last…
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Ratio of Contractors to Military in Afghanistan: an all-time high
September 1, 2009
A new Congressional Research Service report (pdf) confirms that ratio of private military contractors to uniformed miltary in Afghanistan marks an all-time high. The report was obtained…
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Detention Reform – Still Lacking Due Process
August 24, 2009
Still getting press play: the planned overhaul of the immigration detention system announced by the Department of Homeland Security a couple of weeks ago. It’s…
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Rights Group Welcomes First Step in Accountability for Prisoner Abuse
August 24, 2009
Washington, DC Human Rights First welcomes today … Read More
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More Bad News about Blackwater?
August 20, 2009
The specifics are unclear but an article in the New York Times today reports that the CIA turned to Blackwater for help in a secret…
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Suspect in Indonesian Murder Case to Go Free
July 10, 2009
There has been a major setback for human rights in Indonesia. The Indonesian Supreme Court has posted a document stating that on June 15 it denied the…
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Human Rights First Calls on Congress to Fortify Efforts to Prevent Torture
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC Today, as the Senate Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts holds a hearing to examine “what went wrong” in the Bush Administration’s…
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Rights Group Decries Government of Sudan’s Decision to Expel Humanitarian Aid Groups, Insists that Orders Must be Rescinded
March 5, 2009
New York – Human Rights First decries the Government of Sudan’s decision yesterday to revoke the operating licenses for several humanitarian aid organizations in Sudan.…
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Hearing on Getting to the Truth Through a Nonpartisan Commission of Inquiry
March 4, 2009
A New York Times editorial today discusses two important developments this week: the admission that the CIA destroyed 92 videotapes of interrogation, and the release…
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Rights Group Urges International Community to Back Charges Against Sudan’s President, Cease Arms Sales Immediately
March 4, 2009
New York – Today’s decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for General Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan, is a…