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Human Rights First Summit: American Ideals, Universal Values
December 4, 2012
Inaugural summit brings together policymakers, advocates, and business leaders Washington, D.C. –Human Rights First will convene its inaugural Human Rights Summit: American ideals. Universal values, today and tomorrow…
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Live Blog of the Human Rights Summit – Day 1
December 4, 2012
1:44 Ahsan said there if the United States were to hold American torturers accountable it would have a “dramatic effect to the torture that its allies…
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How to Make Change in Egypt a Human Rights Success Story
November 30, 2012
The U.S. government has made a firm commitment to support peaceful democratic change in Egypt. The challenge now is how to fulfill that commitment while at the same…
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Key Questions Remain after Syria’s Internet Goes Black
November 29, 2012
Nearly two years ago, Secretary Clinton made the best case for robust pursuit of “One Internet” when she laid out the stakes: “[U]ltimately, this issue…
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Rushed Completion of Egypt’s Draft Constitution a Threat to Democratic Transition
November 29, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First is concerned by the decision of the assembly drafting a new constitution for Egypt to conclude its work while…
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U.S. Should Reaffirm its Support for Egypt’s Peaceful Democratic Transition in the Face of Political Instability in Egypt
November 26, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First welcomes the apparent agreement reached by President Mohamed Morsi and Egypt’s senior judges today to scale back the scope…
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Harassmap Founder Addresses Sexual Violence In Egypt
November 9, 2012
Human Rights First is running a series of profiles on human rights defenders we work with in various countries. These profiles help to explain their…
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Human Rights First Event to Honor Chinese Lawyer and Activist Chen Guangcheng, SHOWTIME® Series “Homeland”
October 24, 2012
Program Also Features Christian Bale, Meredith Vieira, Professor Jerome Cohen, Jenny Lumet New York City –Tonight, Human Rights First will honor Chinese “barefoot” lawyer and activist…
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Meg Roggensack Testifies before Helsinki Commission on the Responsibilities of Companies to Protect Internet Freedom
October 19, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Today, in testimony before the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Human Rights First’s Meg Roggensack detailed the broad scope of online safety challenges posed by repressive…
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Growing Numbers of Abuses Demonstrate Need to Reform Egypt’s Blasphemy Laws
October 4, 2012
New York City – Human Rights First today said that the arrest of two Coptic Christian boys, ages 9 and 10, in Egypt for allegedly…
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Women in Egypt: Fighting for Space in Tahrir Square and Beyond
October 2, 2012
Last February women and men stood shoulder to shoulder in Tahrir Square to call for an end to Hosni Mubarak’s dictatorship. These women had many motivations,…
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Arab League, OIC Proposals Out of Step with Progress on Freedom of Expression
September 27, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today said that Arab League and the Organization for Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) calls for the international criminalization of blasphemy…