We found 755 results for “Accountability”.
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Elisa Massimino Testifies in Congress on Antisemitism
April 14, 2010
Human Rights First President and CEO Elisa Massimino testified today at 2 p.m. before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the alarming rise of antisemitism worldwide.…
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What a Russian Human Rights Activist Said to President Obama
February 24, 2010
by Yuri Dzhibladze President of the Center for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights, a Russian public policy and advocacy NGO. Yuri met with…
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Roma Citizens Remain At Risk In Hungary, Reforms Needed
February 23, 2010
By Joelle Fiss Pennoyer Fellow – Fighting Hate Crimes Crossposted from Huffington Post A year ago today, on February 23, 2009, Robert Csorba, a 27-year-old man…
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Remember the OPR Report?
February 16, 2010
Cross-posted at Huffington Post. A year ago today, Senators Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice inquiring about the status of…
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Legislation Addresses Accountability Gap for Private Military Contractors
February 2, 2010
Washington, DC Human Rights First today praised the introduction of legislation authored to clarify and expand the jurisdiction of U.S. courts over serious crimes committed…
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Putting the State of the Union Speech into Practice
January 28, 2010
By Devon Chaffee, Advocacy Counsel, Law and Security Tonight, in his State of the Union Speech, President Obama said, “Let’s reject the false choice between…
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Elisa Massimino Testifies on U.S. Implementation of Human Rights Treaties
December 16, 2009
Human Rights First’s President and CEO, Elisa Massimino, testifies today before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law. Read our press release, or…
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New Report by UN Expert Panel Details Violations of Arms Embargo and Widespread Human Rights Abuses in Darfur
November 6, 2009
Washington, DC Human Rights First urges the Obama Administration to take immediate and firm action in response to a new investigative report issued by experts…
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Retired Military Leaders Support Accountability for Torture
October 5, 2009
Human Rights First’s retired military coalition was cited in an L.A. Times column this weekend on Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to review CIA interrogations. After last…
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Ratio of Contractors to Military in Afghanistan: an all-time high
September 1, 2009
A new Congressional Research Service report (pdf) confirms that ratio of private military contractors to uniformed miltary in Afghanistan marks an all-time high. The report was obtained…
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Detention Reform – Still Lacking Due Process
August 24, 2009
Still getting press play: the planned overhaul of the immigration detention system announced by the Department of Homeland Security a couple of weeks ago. It’s…
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Rights Group Welcomes First Step in Accountability for Prisoner Abuse
August 24, 2009
Washington, DC Human Rights First welcomes today … Read More