HRF Participates in a European Parliament Seminar FD Program Director Paul LeGendre delivered a statement at a Seminar at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. The event—"Human Rights and Civil Liberties - past, present & future"—was hosted by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats, the third-largest coalition in the European Parliament. Paul spoke about the importance of supporting human rights by combating hate crime in Europe. |
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| 12/12/08 | |
Blueprint for Obama Administration Provides Recommendations for Promotion of Human Rights in Russia
Consistent promotion of human rights must be an integral part of the United States bilateral relationship with Russia, asserts Human Rights First in a new Blueprint on promoting human rights in Russia, issued today. The Blueprint calls on the new administration to demonstrate support for independent human rights organizations and sets out practical steps the new administration should take to enhance cooperation with the Russian authorities in combating the surge in violent hate crimes. |
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| 12/05/08 | |
U.S. Holocaust Museum's Audio Podcast Focuses on Violent Hate Crime Voices on Antisemitism, produced by the United States Holocaust Museum, features a broad range of perspectives about antisemitism and hatred today. In the most recent podcast, the Museum’s Historian Dr. Aleisa Fishman interviews Human Rights First’s Tad Stahnke, who discusses discrimination in modern societies and its impact on individuals, noting that everyone has an interest—and a responsibility—to confront violence and prejudice in our communities. |
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| 12/01/08 | |
HRF Co-Hosts a Panel Discussion "Intolerance and Discrimination in Today's Russia."Tad Stahnke took part in the discussion event, co-hosted by CSIS and moderated by Sarah Mendelson in Washington, DC. Mr. Stahnke presented the findings of our 2008 Hate Crime Survey, focusing on recommendations to U.S. government officials and foreign policy-makers. The event's main presenter was Alexander Verkhovsky of the Moscow-based SOVA Center for Information and Analysis, who provided the latest updates on the situation in Russia, outlining new trends and discussing the problem of the misuse of legislation countering extremism. Cathy Cosman, senior policy analyst at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, addressed official Russian policies toward freedom of religion or belief within that country's human rights climate. |
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| 11/20/08 | |
HRF and LCCR Urge UN High Commissioner to Address Serious Concerns in Durban Review Conference Elisa Massimino, CEO/Executive Director of Human Rights First, and Wade Henderson, President/CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, wrote 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 ensure that the review conference is a forum for credible discussions on racial discrimination and related intolerance. Human Rights First and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights encourage states to take an active role in the preparatory process in order to address these concerns. Both organizations support the recent Resolution of the U.S. House of Representatives (H. Res. 1361), which charts a course for U.S. engagement at the highest level. HRF and LCCR have recently worked together to call on Durban Review Conference PrepCom to Protect Freedom of Speech. |
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| 11/17/08 | |
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