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Human Rights First Mourns Human Rights Champion Senator Dianne Feinstein
September 29, 2023
WASHINGTON – With the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein, Human Rights First pays tribute to her profoundly important work and the indelible mark she left…
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Our Work in Northern Ireland
September 28, 2023
Since the 1980s, Human Rights First has stood alongside Human Rights Defenders in Northern Ireland—monitoring threats against human rights lawyers, advocating for stronger protections, and…
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Cardin Awarded the Global Accountability Guardian Award
September 18, 2023
NEW YORK — Human Rights First is pleased to announce that U.S. Senator Ben Cardin will be honored with the 2023 Global Accountability Guardian Award…
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Human Rights First Condemns Continued U.S. Military Aid to Abusive Egyptian Government
September 14, 2023
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First condemned the Biden administration’s decision to provide Egypt a larger share of the annual military assistance that Congress had conditioned…
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Human Rights First Recommends U.S. Sanctions for Rights Abuses in El Salvador
September 14, 2023
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First formally recommended Global Magnitsky sanctions against four Salvadoran officials with the U.S. Departments of the Treasury and State. These officials…
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Sanctioning Vladimir Kara-Murza’s Persecutors: Lessons and Next Steps
August 18, 2023
by Ashley Collins and Adam Keith Late last month, the U.K. government imposed targeted sanctions on six Russian nationals who have played a role in…
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Egyptian Rights Defenders Call for Changes to U.S. Policy on Egypt
August 11, 2023
NEW YORK –To acknowledge the 10th anniversary of the Egyptian government’s massacre of protesters in the Rabaa and Nahda neighborhoods of Cairo, Human Rights First…
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Since the Rabaa Massacre
August 10, 2023
A Decade of U.S. Failure on Egyptian Human Rights Local activists say the United States government has failed human rights defenders (HRDs) in Egypt for…
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Lawsuit Filed Against Patriot Front for Racist Attack in Boston
August 8, 2023
BOSTON – Today, Human Rights First joined the law firm of Foley Hoag LLP in filing a civil federal lawsuit against the neo-Nazi extremist group…
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Commending U.S. Policy on ICC’s Ukraine Investigation
July 27, 2023
WASHINGTON – With reports that President Biden has authorized the U.S. government to share evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine with the International Criminal…
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U.S. GLOBAL MAGNITSKY SANCTIONS
June 30, 2023
The best-known of the United States government’s (USG) targeted sanctions tools to address human rights abuse and corruption is the Global Magnitsky (GloMag) sanctions program.…