We found 2104 results for “Torture”.
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Human Rights First Welcomes Resettlement, Condemns Bars to Asylum Seekers
April 27, 2023
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First welcomes today’s announcement of the Biden administration’s plans to expand refugee resettlement and family reunification parole in the Americas while…
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What Biden Should Say in Belfast About Human Rights
April 10, 2023
By Brian Dooley Belfast: President Joe Biden visits Belfast on Tuesday, 25 years and a day after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The Clinton administration’s…
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Human Rights First Demands End to Punitive Policies that led to Tragic Loss of Life in Ciudad Juárez Detention Center
March 29, 2023
NEW YORK – Human Rights First grieves for the people whose lives were tragically lost while jailed at the Mexican government’s immigration detention center in…
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Civilians Organize to Resist Russian Occupation in Ukraine
March 29, 2023
By Brian Dooley KYIV, Ukraine — Just after the Second World War, French Resistance fighter Agnes Humbert published an account of how she had survived…
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Human Rights First’s Public Comment on the Biden Administration’s Proposed Asylum Ban
March 28, 2023
Human Rights First Comment on Department of Homeland Security & Department of Justice, “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways,” 88 FR 11704 Human Rights First submits these…
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Irish America, Give Us a Hand This St. Patrick’s Day
March 15, 2023
By Brian Dooley It’s time for Irish America to get serious and get organized. Key parts of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement are under threat,…
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As Human Rights Researchers Denied Entry to Bahrain, U.S. Embassy Stays Silent
March 10, 2023
By Brian Dooley It’s fair to say that Bahrain’s ruling family doesn’t do well with negative feedback. Its peaceful critics are in jail, framed for being…
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Almost There: When Will the Biden Administration Support the ICC in Ukraine?
March 7, 2023
This article was first published on Just Security on March 4, 2023 By Adam Keith Over the last year, the people of Ukraine have endured Russian war crimes on…
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62 Organizations File Amicus Brief in the Supreme Court on Title 42’s Deadly Impact
February 9, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, 62 organizations urged the Supreme Court to deny a belated attempt by several states to intervene in a case challenging the use of…
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Human Rights First Condemns Administration Plan to Fast-Track Asylum Screenings
January 27, 2023
WASHINGTON DC – Human Rights First calls on the administration to abandon a plan once used by the Trump administration and focus instead on upholding…
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Ukrainian Activists Urge Reform on Prisoner Swaps and Military Ombudsman
January 12, 2023
By Brian Dooley No one knows exactly how many Ukrainian civilians are detained by Russian forces, either in occupied zones in Ukraine or in Russia…
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Biden Administration Use and Expansion of Trump Policy to Ban People Seeking Asylum Endangers Lives, Tramples Human Rights
January 5, 2023
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s announcement of plans to expand use of the Trump-initiated Title 42 policy and resurrect other unlawful Trump policies to ban…