We found 2105 results for “Torture”.
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Human Rights Abuses in Bukele’s El Salvador Demand Sanctions
November 7, 2023
By Amanda Strayer and Suchita Uppal In the 19 months since March 27, 2022, when El Salvador’s government declared a state of emergency, there has…
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Human Rights First Calls on the U.S. to Protect Afghans in Pakistan
November 2, 2023
NEW YORK – Human Rights First strongly condemns Pakistan’s return of Afghan refugees to danger in their country and urges the U.S. government to respond…
Fact Sheet
Upholding And Upgrading Asylum
October 30, 2023
Recommendations for the Biden Administration Nearly three years into his administration, the President should pursue effective and humane strategies that adhere to refugee law to…
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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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Past Promises Ring Hollow for Ethnic Armenians in Artsakh
October 19, 2023
By Gayane Matevosyan Nearly the entire ethnic Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh – known to Armenians as the Republic of Artsakh – has fled the region…
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New Report Details Asylum Ban’s Role in Violence in Mexico
October 13, 2023
WASHINGTON – Kidnappings and horrific violence against people waiting in Mexico to seek asylum under the Biden administration’s asylum ban are escalating, Human Rights First…
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Inhumane and Counterproductive
October 12, 2023
Asylum Ban Inflicts Mounting Harm Executive Summary Five months after the Biden administration initiated its new bar on asylum, the policy continues to strand vulnerable…
Fact Sheet
Upholding And Upgrading Asylum: A Summary of Recommendations for the Biden Administration
October 12, 2023
Download the summary or read the full set of recommendations here. Nearly three years after President Biden took office, his administration should double down on…
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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 Urges Mexican Supreme Court to Find “Remain in Mexico” Illegal
October 5, 2023
WASHINGTON – With Mexican NGO Fundación para la Justicia y el Estado Democrático de Derecho (FJEDD) bringing to the Mexican Supreme Court a constitutional challenge…
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Human Rights First Mourns Human Rights Champion Senator Dianne Feinstein
September 29, 2023
WASHINGTON – With the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein, Human Rights First pays tribute to her profoundly important work and the indelible mark she left…
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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…