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To Stop Boko Haram, Start Promoting Human Rights
October 28, 2014
It has been more than half a year since the radical Islamic insurgency group Boko Haram abducted 276 schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigeria. Since then, they…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: October 14, 2014
October 14, 2014
Top News KERRY TO CAIRO Secretary of State John Kerry is in Cairo today to participate in an international conference of 50 nations pledging $5…
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Social Media Putting LGBT Communities at Risk: Facebook
October 7, 2014
Facebook often provides a medium for LGBT individuals to express their sexual orientation or gender identity free from the judgment and harassment they would otherwise experience…
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Alejandra Ancheita Selected as the 2014 Laureate Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders
October 7, 2014
Geneva – The Martin Ennals Jury today presented Alejandra Ancheita with the 2014 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA). The Award is given to…
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No Need to Build Another Guantanamo in the U.S.
September 26, 2014
In a post this week responding to Jessica Schulberg’s piece about the financial costs of Guantanamo, Ben Wittes at Lawfare wrote that bringing Gitmo detainees into the United States…
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Human Rights First’s Tad Stahnke Testifies on Religious Freedom and National Security
September 18, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First’s Tad Stahnke will testify before Congress today and detail recommendations for the U.S. government to advance U.S. policy on international…
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No Justice Ten Years After Munir’s Assassination
September 5, 2014
Washington, D.C. – On the tenth anniversary of the assassination of leading Indonesian human rights defender Munir Said Thalib, Human Rights First urged the U.S. government…
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Obama Should Prioritize Development of Independent, Democratic Ukraine at NATO Meeting
September 3, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today urged President Obama to prioritize the development of an independent and democratic Ukraine as he meets with his NATO…
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State Department Responds to Bahrain’s Denial of Access to Rep. McGovern and Human Rights First
August 26, 2014
Last week Congressman James McGovern (D-MA) announced that he and I had been refused access to Bahrain. This move by the Bahraini government, just one month after they expelled…
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Transcript: Media Telebriefing on “We’re not Nazis, but… The Rise of Hate Parties in Hungary and Greece and Why America Should Care”
August 15, 2014
Below is a shortened transcript of the August 14 media telebriefing featuring Human Rights First’s Tad Stahnke and Sonni Efron, co-authors of the new report…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: August 11, 2014
August 11, 2014
Top News Antisemitism in Europe European nations continue to struggle with the rise of antisemitic violence. In recent months, businesses and places of worship have been…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: August 4, 2014
August 4, 2014
Top News CIA Torture Report On Friday, the Obama Administration sent the Senate intelligence committee its response to key portions of the committee’s 6,300-plus page CIA…