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Pressure on British Prime Minister Increases as Dr. Laila Soueif Nears 250 Days on Hunger Strike for Her Son Jailed in Egypt

June 5, 2025

Yesterday, I went to St. Thomas’s Hospital in London to visit Dr. Laila Soueif, who is on a protracted hunger strike to draw attention to…

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Transparency in the Leahy Laws: Who is Banned?

May 30, 2025

By Adam Keith and Suchita Uppal Each year, the U.S. government provides billions of dollars in training, weapons, and other assistance to foreign security forces…

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Egypt Activists Exasperated at Fading EU Support

April 3, 2025

Activists in Egypt accuse the European Union of not using their leverage with the Cairo government to better protect them and to press for human…

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Bahrain’s Chance to Release Itself from its Past

February 14, 2025

By Brian Dooley A lot can happen in 14 years. Seismic historical shifts haven’t taken that long. Neither the Russian revolution, nor the Great Depression,…

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Dr. Laila Souief’s Downing Street Hunger Strike Continues as her Son Alaa Remains in Egyptian Prison

February 11, 2025

Dr. Laila Souief looked small and frail, but her voice was determined as she addressed the media outside Downing Street in London yesterday. She is…

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What’s Different about the new ICC Sanctions? Still Appalling, Not Much Narrower

February 10, 2025

The new U.S. sanctions program targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC) that was announced by executive order on February 6 differs in only minor respects…

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Egypt Tries to Lipstick the Pig at its UN UPR

January 31, 2025

Even the most authoritarian regimes care about their international reputation on human rights. This week, it was Egypt’s turn to be examined by the United…

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Five Activists Face Trial in Poland After Helping Migrants

January 20, 2025

Next Tuesday, January 28, five people go on trial in Poland after providing humanitarian aid to people at the Poland-Belarus border. They face serious criminal…

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Human Rights First Calls for Magnitsky Sanctions in Egyptian Bribery of Senator Menendez

January 14, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today called on the U.S. government to impose targeted financial and visa sanctions on a senior Egyptian official and…

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Using Magnitsky Sanctions and Other Tools to Seek the Release of Political Prisoners

November 21, 2024

In our November 13, 2024, webinar, Mobilizing Action for Political Prisoners, Human Rights First brought together human rights experts, advocates, and family members of formerly…

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Trapped, Preyed Upon, and Punished

May 7, 2024

One Year of the Biden Administration Asylum Ban Executive summary On May 11, 2023, the Biden administration initiated a new bar on asylum through its…

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Human Rights First Announces Leadership Transition

May 2, 2024

The Board of Directors of Human Rights First today announces the departure of President and CEO Michael Breen effective June 1, 2024, after more than…

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