We found 207 results for “Technology”.
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Vote for Human Rights First’s SXSW PanelPicker Ideas
August 16, 2016
Last March we set out for Austin, Texas to talk about using corporate data to fight modern slavery at SXSW (South by Southwest). Now we’re…
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New Report Highlights Need for National Human Trafficking Case Reporting System
May 5, 2016
A new report by Sarah Godoy of the Luskin Center for Innovation reveals that there is a great need for additional resources and research efforts…
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China Seeks to Chill Foreign Funding of NGOs
April 28, 2016
Washington, D.C.—Continuing a troubling global trend of authoritarian crackdowns on civil society and foreign-based nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), Chinese President Xi Jinping has led an effort…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: April 25, 2016
April 25, 2016
TOP NEWS Obama in Germany President Obama is in Berlin meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Francois Hollande…
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UAE is Questionable Partner for CVE Initiatives
February 1, 2016
Repressive practices foster the very grievances that drive violent extremism and threaten peace and stability. President Obama knows this, and has said it many times.…
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Review: Why Torture Doesn’t Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation, by Shane O’Mara
January 22, 2016
By Adelma Jakupovic Waterboarding. Sleep deprivation. Solitary confinement. Stress positions. These were some of the tactics outlined and authorized in a series of Bush Administration…
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Fact Sheet: American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act
December 1, 2015
American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act Would Bring Resettlement of Iraqi and Syrian Refugees to a Standstill Bill Would Also Abandon Iraqis who worked with…
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End Impunity for Military Contractors
September 24, 2015
The horrific wrongs of Abu Ghraib, a former prison near Baghdad, came to light when shocking photos surfaced in 2003. Four prisoners who were held…
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Using Data Analysis to Fight Slavery
August 20, 2015
Last week as part of the Freedom Project, CNN published a piece on the use of technology in combating modern-day slavery. The article profiles innovative…
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Your Votes Can Help Human Rights First Get to SXSW 2016
August 11, 2015
By Mary Elizabeth Margolis Public voting has begun for sessions and panels to be included in the 2016 SXSW (South by Southwest) Interactive Festival agenda.…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: July 6, 2015
July 6, 2015
Top News Guantanamo Over the weekend, six former British cabinet ministers joined a group of more than 80 prominent Britons to urge the Obama Administration to…
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Stahnke Testimony Outlines U.S. Response to Hungary’s Authoritarianism
May 19, 2015
Washington, D.C.—Amidst a rise of authoritarianism in Hungary, Human Rights First’s Tad Stahnke will testify before Congress today to detail practical steps the U.S. government…