NEW YORK — In Hong Kong today, human rights lawyer Albert Ho, recipient of Human Rights First’s 2020 Roger Baldwin Medal of Liberty, received two concurrent jail sentences of 18 months for his involvement in a 2019 pro-democracy march.
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Human Rights First on Jan. 6 commission vote
WASHINGTON — Chris Purdy, Project Manager of the Veterans for American Ideals program at Human Rights First gave the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Senate blocking a commission to investigate the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol o…
Read moreHuman Rights First Concerned Biden Plan Risks New “Rocket Dockets” When It Should End Trump Asylum Policies
NEW YORK – Human Rights First expressed concerns that new Biden administration policies announced today risk undermining due process in asylum adjudications while the administration continues to fail to end illegal Trump policies that deny refugees U.S…
Read moreLessons for the Next US Ambassador to Bahrain
Friday, May 7, 2021 – 9:29amBrian DooleyLessons for the Next US Ambassador to BahrainIt
Read moreGlobal Magnitsky: Using Sanctions in Cooperation with National Authorities
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 – 3:14pmGlobal Magnitsky: Using Sanctions in Cooperation with National Authoritiesby Sarah Allis and Joy Hammer
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“They Lied to Us”: Biden Administration Continues to Expel, Mistreat Families Seeking Asylum
Thursday, May 13, 2021 – 1:38pmJulia Neusner"They Lied to Us”: Biden Administration Continues to Expel, Mistreat Families Seeking Asylum
Read more“I am in limbo:” Our New Report on the Asylum Backlog and how the Biden Administration Should Resolve it
Monday, April 12, 2021 – 5:25pmAnika Ades“I am in limbo:” Our New Report on the Asylum Backlog and how the Biden Administration Should Resolve itFamily separation takes many forms in the U.S. immigration system.
Read moreHuman Rights First Calls on Biden Administration to Center Human Rights in Withdrawal of Troops from Afghanistan
NEW YORK – Today, President Biden announced that the United States would withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan, completing the military exit by the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Read moreHuman Rights First Applauds Biden Administration’s Commitment to Ending Forever Wars, But Calls for Concrete Steps
NEW YORK — Human Rights First welcomed interim national security strategic guidance released today by the Biden administration signaling its commitment to end America’s “forever wars” that have cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars, and urge…
Read moreHuman Rights First Welcomes Multilateral Sanctions Against Russian Officials Involved in Abuses Against Alexei Navalny
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First welcomes announcements today from both the European Union and the United States government of sanctions against multiple Russian government officials and entities involved in the poisoning and imprisonment of Russian opp…
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