Iran: Release Rights Activist; Guarantee a Fair Trial
Iran’s Judiciary should ensure that human rights activist Shiva Nazar Ahari receives a fair trial, Human Rights Watch said today,[…]
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Human Rights First Lauds Interfaith Efforts to Display Tolerance, Not Bigotry
Human Rights First welcomes the efforts of more than 20 religious congregations in Gainesville, Fla. to unite in hosting a[…]
Read moreCambodia: International Groups Condemn Sentencing of Local Rights Staffer
Four international human rights organizations urged the Cambodian government to immediately release Leang Sokchouen, staff person of the Cambodian League[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Defenders Combating Discrimination to Receive 2010 Honors
Human Rights First will present its 2010 Human Rights Award to a renowned Hungarian advocate for the rights of the[…]
Read moreIs America Marching in Two Different Directions?
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by[…]
Read moreA Father’s Love Wins Out
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve LGBT equality – today applauded the change[…]
Read moreNAACP Deeply Disappointed in Ruling in the Evidentiary Hearing of Troy Davis
The NAACP is deeply disappointed in the decision by a Georgia federal district judge who ruled that death row inmate[…]
Read moreHuman Rights First and Muslim Advocates Call for Protection of Muslims Amid Growing Social Tensions
In light of the stabbing of a New York City cabdriver currently being investigated as an anti-Muslim hate crime, Human Rights[…]
Read moreRussia: Stop Forced Dress Code for Women in Chechnya
Russia should put an end to local rules forcing women in Chechnya to observe an Islamic dress code, Human Rights[…]
Read moreHuman Rights First Welcomes First U.S. Human Rights Record Report to UN Human Rights Council
Human Rights First today welcomed the U.S. government’s release of its first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report, a self-evaluation of[…]
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