We found 88 results for “Global Magnitsky and Targeted Sanctions”.
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POMED, Human Rights First, PEN America, Committee to Protect Journalists Respond to ODNI Report on the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
February 26, 2021
WASHINGTON – The Project on Middle East Democracy, Human Rights First, PEN America, and the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following joint statement in…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Introduction of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Reauthorization Act
February 3, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First welcomes introduction in the U.S. Senate of S. 93, the ‘‘Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Reauthorization Act,” which would…
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Berschinski Testifies Before European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights
January 27, 2021
Washington, D.C.—Today, in a hearing before the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights, Human Rights First Senior Vice President for Policy Rob Berschinski outlined recommendations…
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Biden Nominees Signal Turn to Human Rights-Centered Leadership in Security and Foreign Policy
January 21, 2021
WASHINGTON – Tuesday’s Senate confirmation hearings strongly suggest that the Biden-Harris administration intends to move the United States government in positive new directions in terms…
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Human Rights First Statement on Human Rights Day 2020
December 10, 2020
NEW YORK – On December 10, 1948, nations from around the world formally adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a document imbued with…
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Human Rights First Welcomes EU’s Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, Urges Meaningful Implementation
December 7, 2020
NEW YORK—Human Rights First today applauded the European Union’s launch of a global, targeted sanctions regime able to hold individuals and entities accountable for serious human rights violations while…
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Human Rights First Releases Walking the Talk: 2021 Blueprints for a Human Rights-Centered U.S. Foreign Policy
October 19, 2020
WASHINGTON – Today Human Rights First released Walking the Talk: 2021 Blueprints for a Human Rights-Centered U.S. Foreign Policy, a series of policy “blueprints” outlining…
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Human Rights First Releases Walking the Talk
September 19, 2020
2021 Blueprints for a Human Rights-Centered U.S. Foreign Policy WASHINGTON – Today Human Rights First released Walking the Talk: 2021 Blueprints for a Human Rights-Centered U.S. Foreign Policy, a series…
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Human Rights First Urges Canada, U.K., to Join Global Magnitsky Sanctions Against Chinese Officials Responsible for Violating the Rights of Uyghurs
August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020 Dear Minister Champagne, Secretary Mnuchin, Secretary Pompeo, and Foreign Secretary Raab, We, the 71 undersigned organizations dedicated to the promotion of…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Vladimir Kara-Murza as Senior Advisor for Human Rights Accountability
August 3, 2020
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today welcomed Vladimir Kara-Murza, a preeminent Russian human rights activist and former political leader, as its senior advisor for human rights…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Sanctions on Chinese Officials Responsible for Ethnic Cleansing of Uyghurs and Other Minority Groups in China
July 9, 2020
WASHINGTON — Human Rights First today welcomed announcements by the U.S. government that it had implemented targeted sanctions against four Chinese government officials and one…
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Human Rights First Applauds UK’s Introduction of New Regime, Sanctions Designations
July 6, 2020
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First today congratulated the UK government for joining the growing community of states using targeted sanctions to deny perpetrators of significant human…