We found 741 results for “Human Rights Defenders”.
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Conviction in Indonesian Murder Trial is Just
December 20, 2005
NEW YORK – Human Rights First welcomed the conviction of the man charged with poisoning human rights hero Munir Said Thalib, but criticized the Indonesian…
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Attack on Indonesian Human Rights Supporters Highlights Need for Accountability
November 18, 2005
Human Rights First calls for prompt inquiry. NEW YORK – A mob violently attacked members of a prominent Indonesian human rights organization outside a murder…
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Human Rights First Reports the World is Letting Uzbekistan Get Away with Murder
November 9, 2005
NEW YORK – November 13, 2005 will mark six months since the massacre of hundreds of protestors in Andizhan, Uzbekistan. Though the death toll and…
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2005 Human Rights Award Dinner
October 29, 2005
HONORING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS LUDMILLA ALEXEEVA AND DR. MUDAWI IBRAHIM ADAM Honorary Chair Thomas R. Pickering Dinner Chairs Michael Lacovara Philip A. Lacovara Sybil Shainwald…
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Human Rights Advocates Call on Uzbek Government for Release of Activist
October 26, 2005
Mukhtabar Tojibaeva, a well-known human rights activist in Uzbekistan, was arrested at her home earlier this month. Human Rights First has mobilized its grassroots support…
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Counterterrorism Cooperation Between Uzbekistan and Malaysia May Encourage Abuses
October 5, 2005
NEW YORK –– Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov and Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi of Malaysia signed agreements Monday, October 3rd, establishing their cooperation in a number…
Human Rights First Calls on Indonesian Government to Step Up Efforts to Solve Activist’s Murder
June 22, 2005
House Committee’s omission of restrictions on U.S.-Indonesian military ties a setback for accountability NEW YORK — President Yudhoyono of Indonesia should create a new…
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Nine Heroes Who Stood Up Against Torture
December 16, 2002
Thanks to Senate Intelligence Committee’s report, torture is front-page news again. Some defenders of torture claim the participation of U.S. military personnel and intelligence officers…
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Russian Murder Underscores Danger Faced by Antifascist Activists
November 17, 2002
(New York, NY November 17, 2009) On November 16, a well-known Russian antifascist activist, Ivan Khutorskoi, was shot to death in Moscow. It has been…