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HRF's blueprint to end torture and official cruelty offers concrete steps for President Elect Barack Obama to restore the rule of law » Read More
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11/10/08
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HRF Co-Hosts a Panel Discussion "Intolerance and Discrimination in Today's Russia."
Human Rights First joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in bringing together a panel of experts to discuss the rise of hate crime, nationalism, xenophobia, and religious intolerance in the Russian Federation.
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11/20/08
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HRF and LCCR Urge UN High Commissioner to Address Serious Concerns in Durban Review Conference
Human Rights First and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights wrote the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay, urging her to address serious concerns in connection with the Durban Review Conference in order to prevent a recurrence of the problems that marred the 2001 World Conference Against Racism and advance credible international discussions on racial discrimination.
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11/17/08
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Human Rights First Unveils Plan to End Contractor Impunity
President-elect Obama has stated that America's reputation, and its national security interests, have been damaged by contractor abuse. Human Rights First offers a step-by-step plan for President-elect Obama to establish effective accountability mechanisms for U.S. government contractors working abroad.
Accompanying the blueprint is a report card grading the performance of key U.S. government bodies on contractor accountability since September 2007, when 17 Iraqi civilians were killed by Blackwater contractors at Nisoor Square in Baghdad.
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11/17/08
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Closing Guantanamo Will Restore U.S. Leadership on Human Rights
"By announcing his intention to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay and bring to justice suspected terrorists held there, President-elect Obama would send an important message that the United States will again be a global leader on human rights," said Elisa Massimino, Executive Director of Human Rights First.
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11/11/08
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Confronting Hate Crimes: A New JTA Op-Ed
JTA has published an op-ed on confronting hate crimes written by the Fighting Discrimination Program Director Tad Stahnke.
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11/05/08
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HRF Joins With Internet Companies in Adopting Principles on Free Expression and Privacy
A key to implementation is a strong system of accountability
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10/29/08
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We Can End Torture: “Seven Years… Is More Than Enough” [+]
Big news yesterday: U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon has ordered the release of five detainees who have been held at Guantanamo without charges since January 2002. Judge Leon ruled that the Justice Department had not proved that five of the six Algerian detainees at Guantanamo were enemy combatants under the government's own definition, and ordered them released “forthwith.”
"Seven years of ... »
11/21/2008
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Business and Human Rights: Human Rights First Joins With Internet Companies in Adopting Principles on Free Expression and Privacy [+]
A key to implementation is a strong system of accountabilityAs the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and others are reporting, the group of companies, human rights organizations, academics and investors that have been working to develop a code of conduct for the Internet industry announced yesterday that the effort is going forward as the Global Network Initiative (GNI). A website ( ... »
11/20/2008
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Stop Arms to Sudan: New U.N. Panel Report Finds "Flagrant Violations" to Darfur Arms Embargo [+]
Yesterday the U.N. Panel of Experts that monitors implementation of the Darfur arms embargo released its latest report that details flagrant violations to the embargo by all parties to the conflict. You can read the 93-page report by clicking on the link at the bottom of this post. Below is the statement issued by Human Rights First calling on the Security Council to take immediate action to ... »
11/19/2008
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Rights Wire: Today We Have More Hope [+]
Like you, I have been looking forward to this election for a long time. It offered the chance for our country to turn a new face to the world – to return to our fundamental values and restore U.S. credibility and global leadership on human rights. The promises of change on the campaign trail are now challenges President-elect Obama will face, head-on, come January. He and his administration ... »
11/15/2008
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Prosecuting Terrorism: The Question Looms: What Role Should the Federal Courts Play in Terrorism Prosecutions? [+]
An article in the American Lawyer this week comments that the question of what role the U.S. criminal justice system should play in handling terrorism prosecutions has been largely ignored. The author of the piece, David Bario, discusses the government’s tendency since 9/11 to be over-inclusive in arresting and charging terrorism suspects. And he raises several tough questions facing the criminal ... »
11/14/2008
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