We found 745 results for “Accountability”.
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Human Rights First Disappointed with Egypt Aid Decision
September 24, 2021
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First today condemned the Biden administration’s decision not to permanently withhold any of the U.S. military financing to Egypt, which Congress…
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Randy Bregman to be Awarded First Global Accountability Guardian Award
September 20, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, Randy Bregman was announced as the first recipient of Human Rights First’s new Global Accountability Guardian award. The organization honors Bregman’s career-long…
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British Government Proposes Amnesty for Killings That’s Worse Than Pinochet’s
September 10, 2021
In a startling move, in July 2021, the British government announced a proposal to end all Troubles-era prosecutions, granting amnesty to its soldiers for any…
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Twenty years after 9/11, Human Rights First Urges Policies Reflecting a New Era
September 10, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, Human Rights First issued 20 Years After 9/11: Rights-Based Policies…
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20 Years After 9/11: Rights-Based Policies for a New Era
September 9, 2021
On September 11th, 2001, nineteen members of Al Qaeda used hijacked airplanes to murder almost three thousand people. Twenty years later, we are still living in the post-9/11 world. Shortly after the attacks, the…
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Opportunities and Challenges in the Spread of Targeted “Magnitsky” Sanctions Programs
September 1, 2021
By Adam Keith & Keian Razipour Over the past year, the number of governments able to use targeted sanctions programs to help hold human rights…
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In Biden’s Speech, Human Rights First Looks for a Real Plan, Accountability
August 16, 2021
Washington – As Afghans, U.S. military veterans, immigrant advocates and human rights defenders continue to wait for leadership from the White House, the United States…
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Creating Time Bombs: How Abuse in Egypt’s Prison System Fuels ISIS Recruitment
July 15, 2021
Early hopes that the Biden administration would break from a decades-long U.S. practice of enabling Egyptian dictatorships are fading, with potentially catastrophic consequences for human…
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Human Rights First Mourns the Passing of Human Rights Defender Alaa al-Siddiq
June 28, 2021
WASHINGTON – Emirati human rights defender Alaa al-Siddiq was killed in a car crash in England on June 19. Human Rights First issued this statement…
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Human Rights First Commends Speaker’s Plans to Create a Committee Examining the Insurrection, Calls for a Broad Investigation
June 25, 2021
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her intention to create a House select committee to probe the January 6th assault on the U.S.…
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Human Rights First Condemns U.S., Egyptian Ties to Khashoggi’s Murderers
June 23, 2021
WASHINGTON – After recent reports that the Egyptian government was complicit in the October 2018 murder of Saudi Arabian journalist and American permanent resident Jamal Khashoggi, and that…
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United States: Congress Should Reauthorize Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
June 22, 2021
Without renewal, the powerful sanctions mechanism will expire in 2022. WASHINGTON — In anticipation of an upcoming vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on…