We found 753 results for “Accountability”.
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Permanent Global Magnitsky Act Will Ensure Perpetrators Face Consequences
April 12, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a yearlong advocacy campaign by Human Rights First and Freedom House, the organizations welcomed the permanent reauthorization of the Global Magnitsky…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Decision to End Title 42 Policy, Calls for Halt to Expulsions to Danger
April 1, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – After two years of steadfast advocacy, Human Rights First welcomes today’s decision by the Biden administration and the Centers for Disease Control…
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From Magnitsky to the Mothers of Mariupol
March 24, 2022
Congress Must Stand with Victims and Strengthen the Global Magnitsky Act By Mike Breen and Mike Abramowitz In recent weeks, the world has once again been confronted with…
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Atrocities in Ukraine Underscore Need To Reauthorize Strengthened Global Magnitsky Act
March 23, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – Human Rights First, Freedom House, and 56 other civil society groups issued a joint letter today calling on the U.S. Congress to…
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Human Rights First Calls for Nominations for 2022 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award
March 10, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Human Rights First announced a call for nominations for the 2022 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award. Nominations are due…
Justice for Ukraine and the U.S. Government’s Anomalous Int’l Criminal Court Policy
March 9, 2022
The International Criminal Court's investigation of Russian war crimes in Ukraine should prompt the United States to set aside its idiosyncratic view about the court's…
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Human Rights First Announces Addition of Inaugural Chief Legal Officer
March 8, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. Human Rights First is pleased to announce that Licha M. Nyiendo today joins the organization as its inaugural Chief Legal Officer. Her hiring is…
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Conviction for January 6 Insurrection Helps Protect Our Democracy
March 8, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – In the first criminal trial of insurrectionists who stormed the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, a jury today convicted a Texas…
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Human Rights First Urges Enhanced Civil Rights Oversight of DHS
March 4, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – Human Rights First today urges the House to pass House Resolution (H.R.) 4349, which will amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002…
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Human Rights First Calls on Russian Authorities to Stop Muzzling Civil Society
March 2, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – Human Rights First expressed its grave concern about the March 1 decision by Russian authorities to take the independent radio station “Echo…
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Q & A on Sanctions and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
March 1, 2022
What are sanctions, and why are they being used or proposed in this crisis? The word “sanctions” broadly describes a range of coercive measures usually…
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Targeted Sanctions on Corrupt and Abusive Russian Officials: What Civil Society is Calling For
February 25, 2022
By Gita Howard, Adam Keith Human Rights First has called for the United States and other governments to immediately impose targeted Global Magnitsky sanctions on…