Administration’s Brief on ISIS War Shows Why AUMFs Must Be Clear #ISIS #AUMF
By Amy Morello Last Monday the Obama Administration urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the war[…]
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Members of Congress Urge Moldovan Parliament to Reject Anti-LGBT Legislation #LGBT
Human Rights First applauded members of Congress for urging Moldovan lawmakers to reject a proposed bill that threatens the human rights of Moldova’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and[…]
Read moreImmigration Court Backlog Tops 500,000 Cases #Immigration #DOJ
As the backlog at U.S. immigration courts tops half a million cases, Human Rights First renews its calls for Congress to[…]
Read morePentagon Forces Congress to Wait for Late Bahrain Report #Bahrain #UnitedStatesPersonnel
By Brian Dooley This blog is cross posted from the Huffington Post Remember how a few weeks ago the State[…]
Read moreLabor Trafficking and Sex Trafficking: Equally Critical, Unequally Prioritized – #Trafficking
By Rachel Buchan On July 12, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) Africa,[…]
Read moreWhat Today’s Abolition of Bahraini Opposition Group Means for the Kingdom and the United States #Bahrain #Repression
By Brian Dooley Today a Bahraini court dissolved the country’s largest opposition group. The move is a sledgehammer in the face of Bahrain’s already[…]
Read moreFormer Federal Agents Urge Supreme Court to Hear Case Involving FBI #Torture
By Molly Wooldridge Last Wednesday, three former federal agents from the FBI and NCIS urged the Supreme Court to take[…]
Read moreFollowing Nice Attack, France Response Should Reflect Sustainable Counterterrorism Steps that Uphold Human Rights – #NiceAttack #Terrorism
Human Rights First sends its deepest condolences to the government and people of France for the unspeakable act of violence[…]
Read moreCongress Urged to Support #Refugee Protection Act of 2016
Human Rights First urges members of Congress to support the Refugee Protection Act of 2016, a bill that reaffirms the[…]
Read more#Gitmo Detainee Fights for New Legal Team, Right to Speedy Trial
By Rebecca Sheff I sat alone in a darkened hall in Fort Meade. Live-streamed (well, almost—there is a forty-second delay[…]
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