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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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Explaining Targeted U.S. Sanctions under the West Bank Executive Order
February 14, 2024
By Adam Keith and Amanda Strayer President Biden’s February 1 executive order (E.O. 14115) created a broad and flexible targeted U.S. sanctions program focused on…
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End of Year Address and 2023 Highlights from President and CEO Michael Breen
December 5, 2023
As I reflect on 2023, I find myself deeply appreciative of the incredible work accomplished by Human Rights First and the indispensable role our dedicated…
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The U.S. Needs a Human Rights Institute to Reform the International System
October 26, 2023
About half the countries in the world have some form of National Human Rights Institute (NHRI), which are meant to promote and implement international human…
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As UAE Waffles on Human Rights, U.S. Congress Must Act
October 6, 2023
By Brian Dooley This week, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — a U.S. military ally and a brutal dictatorship — responded to recommendations made to…
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Human Rights First Condemns Alleged Corrupt Menendez Scheme, Calls for End to Egypt Military Aid
September 26, 2023
WASHINGTON: Human Rights First today condemned the alleged bribery scheme for which Senator Bob Menendez and individuals with various links to the Egyptian government have…
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Human Rights First Condemns Continued U.S. Military Aid to Abusive Egyptian Government
September 14, 2023
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First condemned the Biden administration’s decision to provide Egypt a larger share of the annual military assistance that Congress had conditioned…
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Egyptian Rights Defenders Call for Changes to U.S. Policy on Egypt
August 11, 2023
NEW YORK –To acknowledge the 10th anniversary of the Egyptian government’s massacre of protesters in the Rabaa and Nahda neighborhoods of Cairo, Human Rights First…
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Since the Rabaa Massacre
August 10, 2023
A Decade of U.S. Failure on Egyptian Human Rights Local activists say the United States government has failed human rights defenders (HRDs) in Egypt for…
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Friends Like These: U.S. Security Partners and Selectivity in the Global Magnitsky Sanctions Program
November 30, 2022
U.S. Security Partners and Selectivity in the Global Magnitsky Sanctions Program To live up to its commitments to protect human rights, Human Rights First urges…
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U.S. Should Use Magnitsky Sanctions against Abusive Security Partners
November 30, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the United States government doing too little to address serious human rights abuses and corruption by its security partners, Human Rights…