We found 667 results for “Accountability”.
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Deadline Passes for Biden to Address Sanctions for Kara-Murza’s Russian Persecutors
January 25, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – The Biden administration has failed to provide a substantive response to the senators who set a January 20 deadline for a decision…
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Calling for Justice in the Murder of Human Rights Lawyer Thulani Maseko
January 24, 2023
What we long feared for human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko has happened. On Saturday night, he was murdered — shot dead in front of his…
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Biden Must Sanction Russians Involved in Kara-Murza’s Detention
January 10, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of a January 20 deadline to respond to a letter from U.S. senators that calls for the Biden administration to consider…
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On Anniversary of January 6, Antidemocratic Extremism is Mainstream
January 6, 2023
WASHINGTON – On the second anniversary of the insurrection at the United States Capitol, Human Rights First reprised its call to bring those responsible for…
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January 6th Committee Report Renews Call for Criminal Accountability
December 22, 2022
WASHINGTON – With today’s publication of the final report of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol…
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Special Envoy Kennedy Faces Crucial Year in Northern Ireland
December 21, 2022
By Brian Dooley Appointing former Congressman Joe Kennedy III as the new United States Special Envoy to Northern Ireland is a serious move by the Biden…
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Recording of Human Rights First on the Ground
December 20, 2022
Updates on our Refugee Advocacy & Protection Efforts The first two years of the Trump Administration have seen an onslaught of attacks against asylum seekers.…
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Undoing Some Damage, U.S. Commits to More Support for ICC
December 16, 2022
By Adam Keith In the fog on the outskirts of The Hague, governments and civil society representatives came together last week for the annual meeting…
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Human Rights First Welcomes New U.S. Sanctions Targeting Human Rights Abuses and Corruption
December 14, 2022
Washington, D.C. – On Friday, the U.S. government enacted sanctions targeting 90 people and entities involved in human rights abuses and corruption across 17 countries.…
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Human rights groups urge the U.S. government to sanction for human trafficking abuses
December 8, 2022
The Honorable Janet L. Yellen Secretary of the Treasury U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 The Honorable…
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To Combat Human Trafficking, Use Magnitsky Sanctions
December 5, 2022
By Gita Howard Human trafficking is a worldwide epidemic that implicates the U.S. and other jurisdictions on several levels. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has…
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LGBTQ+
December 5, 2022
The experiences of people who identify as LGBTQ+ are central to our work of protecting and extending human rights around the world.