Human Rights First - Media Alerts http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/media_room.htm Human Rights First works in the United States and abroad to create a secure and humane world by advancing justice, human dignity and respect for the rule of law. We support human rights activists who fight for basic freedoms and peaceful change at the local level; protect refugees in flight from persecution and repression; help build a strong international system of justice and accountability; and make sure human rights laws and principles are enforced in the United States and abroad. en-us http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2009/alert/530/ New Report by UN Expert Panel Details Violations of Arms Embargo and Widespread Human Rights Abuses in Darfur http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/527/ Rights Group Says U.S. Detention Reforms are Key to Accomplishing Counterinsurgency Goals in Afghanistan http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/528/ Over 120 Prominent Americans Propose Post-Guantanamo Plan http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/524/ Rights Group Welcomes Preservation of Civilian Court Option for Guantanamo Detainee Trials http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2009/alert/523/ Leading Rights Group Says Implementation of New Sudan Policy is Key http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/521/ Congressional Human Rights Commission to Examine Colombian Human Rights Defenders Crisis http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2009/alert/522/ Leading Rights Group Says Implementation of New Sudan Policy is Key http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/525/ Activista Colombiano Recibe Visa para Aceptar Premio de Derechos Humanos Prestigioso http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/520/ Colombian Activist Granted Visa to Accept Prestigious Human Rights Award http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/516/ Gobierno estadounidense retrasa visa para un activista colombiano http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/517/ US Government Stalls on Visa for Colombian Activist http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/518/ Secretary of State Clinton Should Demonstrate U.S. Support for Threatened Russian Human Rights Defenders in Forthcoming Moscow Visit http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/519/ Human Rights First Praises Final Passage of Hate Crimes Prevention Legislation http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/515/ Human Rights First Welcomes Detention Reforms Announced by DHS http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/513/ Brazilian, Colombian Activists Will Receive Annual Human Rights Award http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2009/alert/514/ U.S. Meets Target for Resettling Iraqi Refugees http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2009/alert/512/ Panel to Examine Protection of Women and Children Fleeing Persecution http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/511/ Retired Military Leaders Fed Up With Fear Tactics, Urging Closure of Guantanamo Detention Facility to Protect America http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hr/2009/alert/509/ Senate Confirms Human Rights First Founding Executive Director As New Assistant Secretary Of State For Democracy, Human Rights, And Labor http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/510/ Rights Group Welcomes State Secret Reforms, Says Legislation Still Needed http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/508/ Experta de la ONU expresa preocupacion por los derechos humanos en Colombia http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/507/ UN Expert Voices Rights Concerns in Colombia http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/506/ New Bagram Rules Represent an Improvement, Additional Reforms Needed to Ensure Compliance with International Standards http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/505/ Human Rights First Statement on the 8th Anniversary of <br>September 11 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/504/ Beyond Guantanamo: Expert Panel To Discuss Prosecuting Terrorists And Protecting America http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hr/2009/alert/503/ Human Rights First Remembers Senate's Voice for the Voiceless http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2009/alert/502/ CIA Inspector General's Report Underscores Need for Independent Investigation http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2009/alert/500/ Retired Military Leaders Welcome Task Force's Embrace of Single Standard for Interrogations http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2009/alert/501/ Rights Group Welcomes First Step in Accountability for Prisoner Abuse http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/499/ Today's Obama, Mubarak Meeting Must Prioritize Human Rights, Democracy in Egypt http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/498/ Rights Group Calls for Follow Through on Key State Hate Crimes Recommendations http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2009/alert/496/ Human Rights First Welcomes Appointment of Samantha Power to Coordinate U.S. Iraqi Refugee Efforts http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2009/alert/497/ Human Rights First Mourns the Loss of Kenneth Bacon http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/495/ Mubarak Visit Offers Obama Administration Opportunity to Push Human Rights, Democracy in Egypt http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/494/ Human Rights First Welcomes Detention Reforms, Cautions that Additional Changes Are Needed http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/493/ Human Rights First Welcomes Decision to Move Terrorism Cases to U.S. Federal Courts http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/491/ Human Rights and Impunity in Guatemala http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/492/ Derechos Humanos e Impunidad en Guatemala http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/490/ New Report Finds Federal Courts Best Equipped to Handle Complex Terrorism Cases http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/489/ New Report Offers Roadmap for Handling Complex Terrorism Cases http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/488/ Russian Raids Target Human Rights Groups http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/487/ HRF Statement on the Murder of Russian Activist Natalya Estemirova http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/485/ Colombian Attorney-General Orders Investigation of Prosecutor for Corruption http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/486/ Fiscal General de Colombia Ordena Investigacion Penal de Fiscal por Corrupcion http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/484/ Following Verdict iIn Halimi Trial, Rights Group Reminds of Trend in Hate Violence and Role of Criminal Justice http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/481/ Suspect in Indonesian Murder Case to Go Free http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/483/ Human Rights Group Responds to Hate Crime Murder in Germany http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/480/ Violence against Muslims http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hr/2009/alert/479/ Posner Pick Praised By Leading Human Rights Organization http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/477/ Human Rights First Statement Following President Obama's Remarks at the American, Russian Civil Society Shadow Summit http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2009/alert/478/ Gracie Mansion Event will Honor Volunteer Attorneys Assisting Refugees Seeking Asylum in the U.S. http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2009/alert/482/ Military Commissions Lack Credibility, Ultimately Make United States Less Safe http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/475/ President Obama Must Raise Human Rights Concerns with Colombian President http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/476/ Presidente Obama debe senalar preocupaciones de derechos humanos con el presidente de Colombia http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/474/ Hate Crimes Bill to Improve U.S. Policy at Home, Abroad Human Rights First Testimony outlines clear need for U.S. leadership to combat hate crimes globally ]]> http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2009/alert/473/ Crimes Against Humanity Bill Would Close Loophole in U.S. Law Human Rights First Urges Passage of Legislation Criminalizing These Heinous Acts, Granting Prosecutors Expanded Powers to Prosecute]]> http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/472/ Moscow Summit Is Prime Opportunity for President Obama to Address Troubling Rise of Hate Crime in Russia http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2009/alert/471/ World Refugee Day Must Spark Renewed Commitment to U.S. Protection of Refugees http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/470/ Human Rights Leaders Call on Attorney General Holder to Make Clean Break From Abusive Practices, Release OPR Report http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/469/ Human Rights First Praises Bermuda for Accepting Chinese Uighurs http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/468/ Response of Human Rights First to U.S. Holocaust Museum Shooting http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/466/ Human Rights First Responds to Possible Relocation of Uighers to Palau http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/464/ Statement of Human Rights First CEO Elisa Massimino on Ahmed Ghailani's Federal Court Appearance http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/465/ HRF Statement for "Guatemala at a Crossroads" Congressional Hearing http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2009/alert/463/ Prolonged Detention Hurts America's Efforts to Defeat Terrorists http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/461/ Obama Asks Muslim Nations to be Partners in the Pursuit of Human Rights and Democracy http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/462/ As International Hate Crimes Escalate, Human Rights First Urges Senate to Strengthen U.S. Laws http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/457/ Test Case for Colombian Supreme Court to End Widespread Criminalization of Activism http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/458/ Caso clave para la Corte Suprema a poner fin a la judicializacion de los defensores de derechos humanos http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2009/alert/459/ HRF Statement on Suicide of 4th Guantanamo Detainee http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hr/2009/alert/455/ President Obama's Approaching Middle East Visit, Speech Is Opportunity to Address Human Rights in Egypt http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/452/ FACT SHEET: Vice President Cheney Debunked http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/453/ Human Rights First Responds to President Obama's National Security Speech http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/454/ Human Rights First Responds to Former Vice President Cheney's National Security Speech http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/451/ Iranian Human Rights Defender Wins 2009 Martin Ennals Award http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/450/ On Day Against Homophobia, Time for Governments to Act http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/448/ Retired Military Leaders Call on Obama Administration to Abandon Military Commissions, Defend the Rule of Law http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/449/ Rights Group Opposes Reconstituted Military Commissions http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/446/ Activista de derechos humanos colombiano, injustamente detenido, es puesto en libertad Organizacion de derechos humanos agradece la liberacion de Mart�n Sandoval, pero hace una llamada por la libertad de otros activistas detenidos.]]> http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/447/ Unjustly Detained Colombian Activist Freed from Jail Rights Group Welcomes Release of Martin Sandoval, Calls for Freedom of Other Activists]]> http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2009/alert/445/ Human Rights First Calls on Congress to Fortify Efforts to Prevent Torture 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Human Rights Council http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2009/alert/443/ Rights Group Hails Al-Marri Plea as Proof that Existing Criminal Justice System Works http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2009/alert/442/ Report Finds U.S. Often Greets Asylum Seekers with Prison, not Protection http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2009/alert/441/ Report Examines Progress, Problems with U.S. Government's Efforts to Help Iraqi Refugees http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2009/alert/438/ Uighurs Release Important Step Toward Closing Guantanamo http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2009/alert/439/ Senate Report Marks Important Step Forward in Efforts to Learn from Past Prisoner Abuse, Improve National Security http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/437/ Ahmadinejad Threatens to Hijack UN Racism Conference http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2009/alert/436/ Statement in Response to Release of Torture Memos from Vice Admiral Lee Gunn (Ret.), Lieutenant General Charles Otstott (Ret.), and Rear Admiral John Hutson (Ret.) http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/434/ Summit is Prime Opportunity for President Obama to Promote Human Rights in the Americas http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2009/alert/435/ Human Rights First Reacts to Release of Torture Memos http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/433/ Albright, Hagel, Experts to Discuss Human Rights and the National Security Challenges During Obama's First 100 Days http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/432/ Petition Calls for Progress in Thai Disappearance Case http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/429/ HRF Reacts to Release of ICRC Report http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/430/ Violence Against Roma http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/431/ Statement on International Roma Day http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/428/ Court Ruling Highlights Need to Reform U.S. Detention Practices in Afghanistan http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/427/ Russia: Rights Advocate Seriously Hurt in Attack http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/422/ As U.N. Antiracism Day Is Marked, Racist Violence on the Rise http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/424/ Estado Colombiano Debe Responder a la Continuacion de Acusaciones sin Fundamento contra los Defensores de Derechos Humanos http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2009/alert/425/ On the Sixth Anniversary of the War in Iraq, Time to Focus on Refugees http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2009/alert/423/ Rights Group Urges International Community to Press for Reinstatement of Aid Groups in Sudan, Reject Attempts to Suspend Court Case Against Sudanese President http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/426/ Human Rights First Marks Anniversaries of Deaths of Lawyers in Northern Ireland http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/421/ Justice Department Errs in Detention Definition http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2009/alert/410/ Rights Group Decries Government of Sudan's Decision to Expel Humanitarian Aid Groups, Insists that Orders Must be Rescinded http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/409/ Human Rights First Submits Statement Calling for Nonpartisan Inquiry into Post 9/11 Abuses http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2009/alert/408/ Rights Group Urges International Community to Back Charges Against Sudan's President, Cease Arms Sales Immediately http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/407/ Leading Rights Group Lauds Obama's Decision to Indict http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hr/2009/alert/406/ 2008 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/404/ Rights Group Re-issues Call for Independent Monitoring of Detention Conditions at Guantanamo http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/405/ Court Decision a Further Blow to Russia's Embattled Human Rights Community http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/402/ Colombian Officials Target Human Rights Defenders with Baseless Prosecutions http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/403/ Funcionarios Colombianos Acusan a Defensores de Derechos Humanos Sin Fundamento http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/401/ Former FBI Director, General, Diplomat, Clergy Call for Presidential Commission on Detention, Treatment and Transfer of Detainees http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/400/ Rights Group Criticizes Uigher Ruling, Urges Resettlement in U.S. http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/399/ Rights Groups Welcome U.S. Engagement in Durban Review Process http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2009/alert/397/ Darfur destroyed: Sudan's perpetrators break silence http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/398/ Rights Group Supports Bill to Protect State Secrets http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/395/ Rights Group Hails Senator Leahy's Call for Independent Inquiry into Post-9/11 Abuses http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/396/ Obama Invokes State Secrets Privilege in Torture Case http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/394/ Nominee to Head CIA Agrees to Make Public Costs of Bush Interrogation Policy http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/393/ Blackwater will Exit but Contractor Problem Persists http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/392/ Leading Human Rights Groups Request Full Access To Guantanamo Prison http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/390/ Human Rights First Condemns Antisemitic Backlash Attacks in Europe http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2009/alert/391/ HRF Condemns Government Bombing and Ongoing Violence in Civilian Areas in South Darfur http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/388/ Statement From 16 Retired Admirals And Generals, Who Have Been Working Through Human Rights First, On Meeting Today With President Obama To Discuss Executive Orders Banning Torture And Closing Guantanamo http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/387/ Retired Military Leaders to Brief Media on Obama Meeting, Torture Ban, Guantanamo Closure http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/389/ Historic Orders Signal Clean Break with Bush Administration Policies http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/385/ Murder of Prominent Russian Human Rights Defender Must be Investigated http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hr/2009/alert/384/ All Parties to the Conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel Should Abide by their International Obligations http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/383/ Leading NGOs Urge Military Judge to Allow Public to Hear Details of 9/11 Case http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/381/ Leading Rights Groups Urge Obama to Stop Guantanamo Proceedings Against Child Soldiers http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/380/ Rights Groups Urge Obama Administration to Address Concerns with the Durban Review Conference http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2009/alert/382/ US: Award to Uribe Sends Wrong Message http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/379/ Seven Years of Failed Guantanamo Policy Requires Reevaluation of Terrorism Prosecution http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2009/alert/378/ Reported Obama CIA Nominee Recognizes the Cost of Torture http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hr/2009/alert/376/ Rights Group Launches Series of Blueprints for the Obama Administration http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/377/ Accountability Needed for Murder of Indonesian Rights Defender http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2008/alert/374/ Human Rights First Urges Obama Administration to Lead on Iraqi Refugees http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/375/ Human Rights Group Requests Stay in KSM's Military Commission Case http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/373/ Blueprint for Obama Administration Provides Strategy for Stopping Arms to Sudan http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/372/ Supreme Court Decision to Revive Guant�namo Torture Case Offers a Chance for Justice http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/371/ Rights Group Briefs the Security Council Sanctions Committee on Darfur Arms Embargo http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/370/ Senate Report Underscores Need for Complete Accounting of Prisoner Abuse http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hr/2008/alert/369/ On the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/367/ Rights Group Urges Stay of KSM Military Commission Proceedings http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/368/ HRF Welcomes Blackwater Indictments, But Real Contractor Accountability Will Require Much More http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2008/alert/365/ Rights Group urges New Administration to End Mixed Messages on Human Rights Promotion in Russia http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/366/ Security Council Should Heed U.S. Call for Action on Continued Violations to Darfur Arms Embargo http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2008/alert/364/ Blueprint for Obama Administration Provides Recommendations for Repairing the U.S. Asylum System http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/363/ Sudan: Rhetoric versus Reality in Darfur http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/362/ HRF Welcomes ICC Charges against Rebel Leaders Accused Of Deadly Attack against Peacekeepers in Darfur http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/361/ Rights Group: Security Council Should Immediately Enforce Darfur Arms Embargo http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/360/ Rights Group Urges Russia To Account For MiG Sale To Sudan, To Ensure Weapons Are Not Transferred To Darfur http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2008/alert/359/ UN Rights Chief Urged to Address Serious Concerns about Durban Review Conference http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/358/ Blueprint for the Next President Provides Step-by-Step Guide to End Private Contractor Impunity http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2008/alert/356/ As Kristallnacht is remembered, antisemitic violence still rising in Europe http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/357/ Closing Guantanamo will Restore U.S. Leadership on Human Rights http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/355/ HRF Calls on President Elect Obama to Make Restoring U.S. Commitment to Human Rights a Top Priority http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2008/alert/354/ New FBI Hate Crime Statistics Confirm Need for Stronger Federal Response http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/353/ Next Generation Internet Activists Receive Human Rights Award http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/352/ Reception to Mark 10th Anniversary of International Human Rights Agreement, Appointment of UN Special Rapporteur http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/351/ Human Rights Panel Of Experts To Mark 10th Anniversary Of International Human Rights Agreement http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/349/ Retired 3-Star Generals to Discuss Controversial Interrogation, Detainment Policies at UVA http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/350/ Next Generation Internet Activists to Receive Annual Human Rights Award http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/348/ Blueprint for the Next President Provides Detailed Steps to End Torture and Cruel Treatment and Reclaim America's Moral Leadership http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/347/ Leading Russian Lawyer Victim of Apparent Poison Attack http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/346/ OVER 30 COUNTRIES AT RISK OF VIOLATING DARFUR ARMS EMBARGO http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/345/ Rights Group Applauds Decision to Release 17 Chinese Uighers Held at Guantanamo Bay http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/344/ Why Torture Does Not Work: A Military Perspective http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/343/ Obama-McCain Agree: End Torture http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2008/alert/342/ New Report Finds Violent Hate Crime on the Rise http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/340/ HRF Details for Senate Judiciary Committee Specific Steps to Return to the Rule of Law http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/341/ HRF Applauds Senate Resolution Expanding Sudan Arms Embargo http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/339/ 38 Retired Military Leaders Call on Congress to End Secret Prisons http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2008/alert/338/ HRF Applauds U.S. Iraqi Refugee Resettlement Achievement for FY 2008 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/326/ Human Rights First Statement on the Seventh Anniversary of September 11 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/337/ Prosecuting Terrorists: The Prosecutors’ Perspectives http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/336/ HRF Condemns Violent Attack Against Civilians in South Darfur http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/335/ Reception to Honor Sr. Military Leaders’ Work to End Torture http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/332/ Blueprint for the Next President Provides Step-by-Step Guide to Closing Guantanamo http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/333/ HRF Remembers Two Leading Human Rights Activists http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2008/alert/334/ Rights Group Calls on European Officials to Raise Concern on Escalating Hate Crimes in Ukraine http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/331/ Pakistan’s Leaders Must Dismantle Musharraf’s Legacy http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/328/ Human Rights First Calls for the U.S. Government to Respect the Limits of the Hamdan Sentence http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/329/ 8,000+ Tell Bush To Ask China To Stop Arms Transfers To Sudan http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2008/alert/330/ Rights Groups Call On State Dept. To Raise Concern On Escalating Hate Crimes In Ukraine http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/327/ Conviction Flawed in First Guantánamo War Crimes Trial http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/325/ Wednesday Briefing: China, Russia, others, Arming Sudan May Violate Genocide Convention http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/323/ Retired Military Leaders Call on Party Platform Committees to Reject Torture http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/322/ Human Rights First Asks Congress to Reject Attorney General’s Rushed Plan to Obstruct the Courts in Reviewing Guantanamo Habeas Petitions http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/321/ Human Rights First Names New Chief Executive http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/319/ Iran Must Stop Repression of Women’s Rights Defenders http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2008/alert/318/ Countries Shipping Arms to Sudan May Violate Genocide Convention http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/317/ Media Guide Exposes Underbelly of China’s Global Activism http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/315/ G8 Forfeits Leadership in Stopping Arms to Darfur http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/316/ Rights Group Urges UN To Fulfill Commitments, Fully Deploy Peacekeepers To Prevent Future Attacks http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/313/ Top Interrogators Declare Torture Ineffective in Intelligence Gathering http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2008/alert/314/ Human Rights First Welcomes Bill to Establish White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/312/ Rights Groups Based in All G8 Countries, Sudan Call on Nations' Leaders to Advocate Against Darfur Violence at July Summit http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/311/ Security Council Takes Important Step 'Towards Ensuring Justice and Accountability' in Darfur http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/310/ Supreme Court Upholds Due Process for Guantanamo Prisoners http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2008/alert/309/ Human Rights First Welcomes Bill to Address Flawed Immigration Detention System http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/298/ U.S. Rendition to Torture Illegal http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2008/alert/299/ Human Rights First Welcomes Passage of Amendment to Help Iraqi Translators http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/300/ 9-11 Victims, Justice Disserved by Military Commissions System http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/296/ New Video: Eyewitnesses Implicate Sudanese Minister in War Crimes http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/297/ Rights Groups to UN Security Council: Insist on Justice for Darfur http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/115/ Post 9-11 Terrorism Cases Show Federal Courts Bring Terrorists to Justice Without Administrative Detention, Military Commissions http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/168/ Uzbek Human Rights Defender in Prison Wins 2008 Martin Ennals Award http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/280/ Somali Women’s Rights Activist Wins Roger Baldwin Award http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/209/ Media Advisory: Somali Women’s Rights Activist Wins Roger Baldwin Award http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2008/alert/134/ U.S. Resettles 974 Iraqi Refugees in April; Improvement Welcome but Comprehensive Response Still Needed http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/97/ Human Rights First Supports Senate Bill on Ending Secret Prisons http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2008/alert/207/ Civil Society Groups Seek Durban Review that Rejects Hatred http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/279/ ACLU And HRF Ask Circuit Court To Reconsider Rumsfeld Torture Case http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/216/ "Justice for Darfur" Campaign Launched http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/114/ President Bush Should Address Human Rights in Meeting with Guatemalan President http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/113/ Members of United States Congress Urge Pakistani Leadership to Reinstate Dismissed Judges http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/96/ Archives of Human Rights First to be Housed at Columbia University Libraries http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2008/alert/75/ UN Anti-Racism Review Conference: HRF Calls on Governments to Prevent Repeat of Problems that Plagued 2001 Conference http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/278/ U.S. Contributes to Afghan Fair Trial Violations http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/205/ Somali Women’s Rights Activist Wins Roger Baldwin Award http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2008/alert/95/ Petraeus and Crocker Testimonies on Refugees Missing Critical Information: http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/189/ Release of 2003 Torture Memo Critical First Step in Accountability http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/74/ NGOs Press Uribe to Address Wave of Violence Against Rights Defenders, Unionists http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/73/ HRF Applauds Release of Pakistan's Judges http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2008/alert/188/ Iraq: the Refugee Crisis Five Years On http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/56/ Time for Cuba to Release Human Rights Defenders http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/204/ New Pakistani Government Must Restore Courts and Constitution http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/55/ HRF Response to China's Report Rebuke http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/187/ Transfer Shows: Prisoners Still Held in CIA Program, Now without Congress’ Support http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/259/ New Report: China’s Oil Interests In Sudan Fueling Darfur Violence http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/203/ New Report: China’s Oil Interests In Sudan Fueling Darfur Violence http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/37/ State Department Human Rights Reports Highlight Need for U.S. Leadership http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/94/ New Report: Tortured Justice http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/241/ President Vetoes Bill that Would Enforce Torture Ban http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/54/ Human Rights First to Release Study on Illegal Methods Used to Prosecute Terrorist Suspects http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2008/alert/277/ Low Iraqi Resettlement Rate Is Troubling http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/19/ Cuba’s Signature of Human Rights Treaties a Step in the Right Direction http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/240/ Oscar Winner, Former National Security Advisor, Retired Generals to Urge President to Sign Anti-Torture Bill http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/17/ Justice Department Announces Investigation into Torture Authorization http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/18/ HRF Challenges China’s Attempt to Diminish its Role in Arms Exports to Sudan http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/92/ Congress Votes to Enforce Ban on Torture http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/257/ Prosecution of 9-11 Suspects Long Overdue http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/258/ HRF on the Loss of Congressman Lantos http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/238/ Experts to Discuss Enhancing Accountability for Private Security Contractors at War http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/151/ Attorney General Stands Idly By While White House, CIA Break Law http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/149/ Fact Check: Attorney General Mukasey and Waterboarding http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2008/alert/150/ President Bush Signs Defense Authorization Act, Commits the U.S. to Helping More Iraqi Refugees http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2008/alert/178/ President Bush Signs Defense Authorization Act, Commits the U.S. to Helping More Iraqi Refugees http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/237/ Leading Rights Group Rejects AG’s Testimony On Waterboarding, Legality of CIA Program http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/236/ Indonesian Supreme Court Returns Activist’s Killer to Prison http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2008/alert/201/ Human Rights First Calls on African Union Member States to Oppose Sudan’s Reported Bid to Head the Regional Body http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2008/alert/197/ Guatemala's New President Must Confront Human Rights Challenges Immediately http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2008/alert/72/ Independent Investigation of Post-Election Violence Urgently Needed in Kenya http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/196/ Interrogation and Torture in U.S. Policy: Forum with Former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and Other Retired Generals http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/195/ Department of Justice Continues to Ignore Violent Crimes Committed By Private Security Contractors in Iraq, Afghanistan http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/194/ New Report: Justice Department Systematically Ignores Violent Crimes Committed By Private Security Contractors http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/190/ Interrogation and Torture in U.S. Policy: Forum with Retired Admirals and Generals http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2008/alert/191/ Retired Admirals and Generals Visit The Citadel to Speak about U.S. Interrogation Policy and the Geneva Conventions http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2008/alert/186/ Criminal Investigation of CIA Tape Destruction Not Enough http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/185/ Dangerously Ill Iranian Human Rights Defender Must be Released http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/184/ Bhutto Assassination a Tragedy for Pakistan and the Rule of Law http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/193/ Human Rights Groups Call on Bush Administration to Stand Up for Pakistani Judges and Media Freedom http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/183/ Guatemalan Court’s Refusal to Extradite Those Accused of Genocide a Blow to Justice http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/180/ HRF Executive Director Back from Pakistan http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2007/alert/181/ China Shield's Sudan in the Security Council After ICC Prosecutor's Report http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2007/alert/200/ European Governments Must Do More to Tackle Hate Crimes http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/182/ House Votes to limit CIA to Humane Interrogation Methods http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/177/ Former Head of the Defense Intelligence Agency Says Torture Produces Unreliable Information http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2007/alert/179/ ICC Prosecutor Reports on Sudan's Obstructionism http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2007/alert/176/ HRF Welcomes House Passage of Genocide Accountability Act http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/174/ RETIRED GENERALS, ADMIRALS DISCUSS TORTURE, PRISONER TREATMENT POLICIES WITH CANDIDATES http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/175/ Retired Generals, Admirals To Meet With Presidential Candidates on Torture, Prisoner Treatment Policies http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/173/ Rights Groups Reiterate Call for Release of Cuban Prisoners http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/192/ Iran: End harassment of women’s rights defenders http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2007/alert/198/ New ICE Parole Directive for Asylum Seekers Reverses Prior Guidance http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/166/ Tunisia: Allow Rights Activists to Attend US Conference http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/165/ Campaign to End Torture Does Not End With Mukasey Confirmation http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/164/ “Assault on the Legal Profession No Answer to the Threat of Terrorism” http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/170/ The Nomination of Michael Mukasey: His Positions on Torture and Official Cruelty http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/172/ HRF Opposes Judge Mukasey's Nomination for Attorney General http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/171/ Mukasey Should Provide Clear Answer on Waterboarding http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/163/ Attorney General Nominee Must Stand Clearly Against Torture http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/162/ Thailand Should Charge or Release Suspected Insurgents http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/161/ HRF Honors Iranian Women's Leader, TV’s 'Criminal Minds' and Retired Military Leaders at Annual Awards Dinner http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/160/ 'Criminal Minds' Wins Human Rights Award for Portrayal of Interrogation http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/158/ Human Rights First Calls on Congress to End Bush Administration’s Sanction of Torture http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/159/ Harassment by Russian Authorities Another Attempt to Avert Investigation of Politkovskaya’s Murder http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2007/alert/156/ All Senators Agree: U.S. Must Help Iraqi Refugees http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/157/ Human Rights Defenders from Burundi and Sri Lanka honored with 2007 Martin Ennals Award http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/155/ HRF Applauds Candidates' Rejection of the 'Ticking Time Bomb' Scenario http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2007/alert/154/ Burmese Junta's Record Suggest Potential for Violent Crackdown, Rights Group Says http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/153/ Human Rights First Statement on the Sixth Anniversary of September 11 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/167/ Human Rights Defenders to Speak at Wilson Center http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2007/alert/152/ HRF Statement on Naming of Suspected War Criminal as Chair of Sudanese Human Rights Investigative Committee http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/292/ On Anniversary of Activist’s Death, New Evidence Demands Investigation http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/291/ Human Rights Leaders from More than 20 Countries to Meet September 6 and 7 in Atlanta to Discuss Prevention of Mass Atrocities, Role of Faith in Advancing Rights http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/289/ HRF Joins Unusual Coalition in Amicus Brief in Boumediene Case http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/290/ Gonzales Resignation an Opportunity to End Policy of Official Cruelty http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2007/alert/287/ Russian Authorities Must Act Decisively to Stop Hate Violence http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/288/ Padilla Verdict Shows Criminal Justice System Can Deal with Terrorism http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/139/ ABA Slated to Vote on Resolution Condemning Executive Order on CIA Interrogations http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2007/alert/90/ Darfur Rebel Groups Agree to Move Peace Talks Forward http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2007/alert/126/ Human Rights First Calls on Taliban to Release Hostages http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/285/ Those Who Authorize and Use CIA 'Enhanced' Interrogation Tactics Risk Criminal Prosecution http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2007/alert/286/ United Nations Establishes Mission to Protect Civilians in Darfur but More is Needed in the Immediate Term http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/294/ Guatemalan Congress Approves Innovative International Commission to Combat Impunity http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2007/alert/284/ U.N. Mandates Troops to Protect Civilians in Darfur http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/283/ Release of Wrongfully Imprisoned Tunisian Human Rights Lawyer Abbou a "Welcome Step" http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/282/ Human Rights First Statement on Executive Order Interpreting Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to the CIA http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/281/ Human Rights First Challenges New UK Leadership to Make Good on Finucane Inquiry Promises http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/276/ Closing Guantanamo http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/275/ In Rare Move, Supreme Court Reverses Self, Agrees to Hear Appeal of Guantanamo Detainees http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/274/ Group Calls for Proper Medical Care for Critically Ill Cuban Prisoners http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/273/ Thailand's Draft Security Law a "Recipe for Rights Violations" http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2007/alert/270/ Human Rights First Welcomes Bipartisan Bill to Protect Iraqi Refugees http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/272/ Human Rights First Decries Mounting Repression against Human Rights Defenders in Syria http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/269/ U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Administration's Claimed Ability to Declare Civilian an "Enemy Combatant" for Indefinite Military Detention http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2007/alert/268/ New Report Finds Hate Crimes on the Rise in Many Parts of Europe http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/293/ Colombian Human Rights Leader Ivan Cepeda Wins Roger Baldwin Liberty Award http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/271/ Human Rights First Statement on Khadr Ruling http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2007/alert/267/ Human Rights First Statement on the Opening of the Trial of Charles Taylor http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/265/ Latest Guantanamo Death Another Sign of Policy Failure http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/263/ "Ticking Time Bomb" Not a Basis for Policy http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/262/ Human Rights First Statement on U.S. Military Mental Health Report http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2007/alert/260/ HRF: Congress Must Fix "Material Support" Laws, Stop Treating Victims Like Terrorists http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/256/ HRF Statement on transfer of Al-Iraqi to Guantanamo http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/255/ HRF Condemns Long Prison Term for Leading Syrian Human Rights Lawyer http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2007/alert/254/ Child Soldiers: Treat them as Victims, Not Just Victimizers http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/253/ Retired Generals and Admirals Meet with Presidential Candidates Generals Krulak, Hoar and Kern Co-Chair Unprecedented Gathering on U.S. Detention and Interrogation Policies]]> http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/252/ New Suspects in Murder of Leading Indonesian Human Rights Lawyer http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/251/ Guantanamo Hunger Strikes: "Symptoms of a Failed System" http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/250/ Retired Generals and Admirals to Meet with Presidential Candidates Generals Krulak, Hoar and Kern to Co-Chair Unprecedented Gathering on U.S. Detention and Interrogation Policies]]> http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/249/ Iranian Women's Human Rights Defenders Arrested: HRF Calls for Immediate Release http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/248/ Supreme Court Ruling: "Justice Denied" for Detainees http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2007/alert/246/ U.N. Human Rights Council Closes its Eyes to Sudanese Government's Role in Darfur Violations http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/247/ Hicks Plea Illustrates Problems with Military Commissions Maureen Byrnes, executive director of Human Rights First, released the following statement on the acceptance by the Guantanamo tribunal of David Hicks's plea.]]> http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2007/alert/245/ Human Rights First and ACLU Express Disappointment at Dismissal of Rumsfeld Torture Case http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/244/ Police in Nizhny Novgorod Threaten to Detain Russian Human Rights Leaders http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/243/ On Fourth Anniversary of Clampdown, Rights Group Calls for Release of Prisoners http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/242/ Justice in Finucane Case Long Overdue http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/239/ Iran: Police Clash with Hundreds of Protestors on International Women's Day http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/148/ State Department's Human Rights Reports Omit US Involvement in Abuses Abroad http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/147/ President Bush Should Stand Up for Human Rights Defenders in Latin America http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2007/alert/146/ HRF Urges Prosecutor to Pursue Evidence 'Up the Chain of Command' in Darfur Case http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/145/ Human Rights First Disappointed at Federal Appeals Court Decision Denying Guantanamo Detainees Due Process http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/144/ Human Rights Group Says Colombian President's Rhetoric Endangers Activists http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2007/alert/143/ Government Commission Gives DHS Failing Grade for Detention of Asylum Seekers http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/141/ Robert Drinan, S.J., a Giant of Human Rights, Dies http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/142/ Yet Again U.S. Special Forces Escape Criminal Punishment for Torture and Death of Afghan Detainees http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2007/alert/140/ Russian Court Forces Closure of Russian Chechen Friendship Society http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/138/ Proposed Rules for Detainee Trials Fall Short of Fair Standards http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/137/ Statement on the Apology of Charles D. Stimson for His Remarks Against Lawyers Representing Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2007/alert/136/ Administration's New Asylum Proposal Leaves Vulnerable Refugees at Risk http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2007/alert/135/ Statement by HRF Executive Director Maureen Byrnes on the Fifth Anniversary of Detentions at Guantanamo http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2007/alert/132/ Statement on the Execution of Saddam Hussein http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/131/ Statement of Human Rights First on the Release of Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/130/ Statement by Maureen Byrnes, Executive Director of Human Rights First, Commending the Appointment of Jan Eliasson as Special Envoy to Sudan http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/129/ In Torture Case Against Rumsfeld, Lawyers Cite 'Widespread Pattern' of Abuse, Need for Accountability http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/127/ Human Rights First Welcomes Release of Cuban Activist http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/99/ HRF Hails Release of Independent Journalist in Cuba http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/295/ Human Rights Advocates Urge Bush to Raise Munir Case with Indonesian President http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/125/ HRF Condemns Sudan Government's Latest Actions: Urges U.N. to Appoint a Special Envoy http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/123/ HRF Details Recent Escalation of Attacks Against Russian Human Rights Defenders in the Wake of Anna Politkovskaya's Murder http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/78/ Despite Stated Intent of New Law's Authors to Ban "Enhanced" Interrogation Techniques, White House Needs Watching on Military Commissions Act, Group Warns http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/124/ Murderers of Prominent Russian Journalist and Human Rights Defender Must Be Brought to Justice http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/128/ Conviction Overturned in Murder of Indonesian Human Rights Leader Munir http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/70/ Thai Authorities Must End Martial Law and Lift Restrictions on Basic Rights http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/122/ Military Commissions Act of 2006 Defies U.S. Constitution, Violates Fundamental Rights http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/120/ What The World is Saying About Darfur -- Almost Nothing http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2006/alert/119/ Victims of Terrorist Acts and Oppression Denied Asylum in United States http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/118/ Administration Attempts End Run (Again) Around Torture Prohibitions http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/117/ Key Senators Strike Deal with Bush Administration: Redefinition of Geneva Conventions Rejected, Acts of "Serious" Cruelty Criminalized http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/107/ 49 Retired Admirals and Generals, Military Leaders and Former DOD Officials Urge Congress to Preserve the Geneva Conventions http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/112/ Thai Political Crisis Must Not Undermine Rights Protections http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/111/ Human Rights First Welcomes President Bush's Focus on Darfur http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/110/ President Bush's Press Conference on Military Commissions and National Security, September 15, 2006 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/109/ Worldwide Mobilization Calls for End to Mass Slaughter in Darfur http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/108/ Human Rights First to Congress: Reject Administration's Military Commissions Proposal http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2006/alert/105/ Human Rights First Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of September 11 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/106/ President Bush's Speech on Military Commissions and National Security, September 6, 2006 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/104/ Human Rights First Says Administration Announcements on Detainee Interrogation and Detention Send Mixed Message http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/103/ International Efforts Failing to Protect Civilians in Darfur: Security Council Resolution Gives Khartoum Veto Power http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/102/ Momentum Grows for the Global Day for Darfur: Events Planned in 18 Countries to Date http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2006/alert/98/ U.N. Human Rights Council - Recent Resolution on Rights Violations in Lebanon Condemns Israel But Fails to Mention Hezbollah http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/101/ Global Day of Action for Darfur: September 17 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/91/ CIA Contractor Guilty Of Abusing Detainee http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2006/alert/100/ Parties to Conflict in Lebanon Must Aid Humanitarian Assistance to Civilians http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2006/alert/89/ Immigration Court Reforms Welcomed, But Some Problems Overlooked http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/88/ Human Rights First Experts Available For Analysis Of Administration Proposal To Redefine War Crimes http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/87/ Human Rights First Observing CIA Contractor Abuse Trial http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2006/alert/85/ Wide Disparities in Immigration Court Asylum Denials http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/86/ Henry Griggs Joins HRF as Director of Communications http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2006/alert/84/ Noncombatants in Lebanon and Israel Must Be Protected http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/83/ Darfur: Former Political Prisoner Outlines Road Map For Peace http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/82/ Secretary Rumsfeld Continues to Argue Against Responsibility for Torture and Abuse http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/81/ Courts-Martial a Proven System for War Crimes Trials http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/79/ United States Continues to Reject Human Rights Laws http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/80/ Human Rights First to Testify before Senate Armed Services Committee http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/76/ After One Year of Emergency Decree, No Justice in Southern Thailand Human Rights Defenders under Attack Thai Version]]> http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2006/alert/68/ Human Rights First Expresses Serious Concerns About the Nomination of William Haynes To Be U.S. Circuit Judge http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/69/ Human Rights First to Brief United Nations Human Rights Committee http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/67/ "Trust but Verify" Bush Administration Must Be Held Accountable On Geneva Convention Pledge http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2006/alert/66/ Bush Administration Pledges to Uphold Minimal Protections of the Geneva Conventions http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2006/alert/65/ Human Rights First Urges Congress To Use Time-Tested Rules For War Crimes Trials http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/64/ Message to Leaders of the G8: Condemn Human Rights Violations in Russia http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2006/alert/63/ Supreme Court Military Commission Ruling Sweeping Victory for the Rule of Law http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2006/alert/46/ New Reports Document Deteriorating Human Rights Situation in Russia http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2006/alert/45/ On World Refugee Day, US Leadership on Refugee Protection in Doubt http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/44/ Darfur Promises Not Kept: http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/43/ Women's Rights Protest Broken Up in Tehran http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/26/ Human Rights First Calls Detention Center Policy an Invitation to Disaster http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/25/ Military Commissions Continue Next Week in Guantanamo; Ruling on Legality Still Pending from Supreme Court http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/3/ Human Rights First Calls On Secretary-General Annan to Adopt Comprehensive Approach http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/62/ Abu Ghraib Dog Handler Convicted; Role Of Commanders In Setting Policies That Lead to Abuses Still Not Addressed http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2006/alert/61/ Senate Immigration Bill Threatens Refugees Fleeing Political and Religious Persecution http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/2/ Secretary Rumsfeld Attempts to Shirk Responsibility for U.S. Torture Policies, Say ACLU and Human Rights First http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/31/ Human Rights Defenders From Iran and Zimbabwe Share 2006 Martin Ennals Award http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/30/ UN Anti-Torture Experts Urge United States to Stop Illegal Conduct http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2006/alert/6/ President's Border Control Plan Ignores Impact on Refugees http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/60/ Violence and Repression Worsening in Year Since Massacre in Uzbekistan http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/5/ U.S. Offers No Concrete Steps Toward Implementing McCain Ban on Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/4/ Human Rights First Welcomes Abuja Agreement - Calls on the International Community to Redouble Its Leadership So Peace Will Last http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/59/ U.S. Must Clarify Commitment to Abide by McCain Ban on Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/58/ United States to Appear Before Committee Against Torture
Human Rights First to Urge Full Implementation of McCain Amendment as Key to Compliance with Anti-Torture Treaty ]]> http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/8/ More Than 600 U.S. Personnel Implicated in Detainee Abuse http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/50/ Sentence of Russian Human Rights Activist Affirmed http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2006/alert/42/ Human Rights First Statement on Oral Arguments in Hamdan Case http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/41/ Guilty Verdict Handed Down in Abu Ghraib Dog Handler's Trial http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/49/ Verdict in Abu Ghraib Dog Handler Case Expected Soon http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/40/ Human Rights First Condemns Forced Closure of Human Rights Organization in West Darfur http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2006/alert/35/ Human Rights First Calls on Senate Judiciary Committee to Reject Specter Proposal to Limit Access to Courts for Refugees Trying to Escape Persecution http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/48/ Secretary Rice Must Raise Human Rights in Dialogue with Indonesia http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2006/alert/34/ As Senate Debates Immigration Reform, Refugees May Become Unspoken Victims - Again http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2006/alert/33/ Human Rights First Urges Creation of UN Human Rights Council http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/32/ Human Rights First Releases First Comprehensive Report on Detainee Deaths in U.S. Custody http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/47/ Human Rights First Identifies Fatal Flaws in Thai "Disappearance" Trial http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/ij/2006/alert/9/ Human Rights First Welcomes Expansion of Congressional Human Rights Caucus Hopes Bicameral Caucus Will Sharpen Focus on Human Rights Issues in the Senate http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/36/ Statement of Maureen Byrnes, Executive Director, http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/51/ Human Rights First Calls On President Bush and Secretary General Annan To Use Upcoming Meeting To Develop Initiatives To End Darfur Conflict http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2006/alert/11/ Homeland Security Names Senior Refugee Advisor http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/52/ Russian Human Rights Activist Convicted in Politically Motivated Case http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/hrd/2006/alert/38/ Human Rights First Condemns False Accusations against Russian Human Rights Organizations http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/darfur/2006/alert/39/ A.U. Avoids Embarrassment of Sudan as Organization's Head in 2006, but Doubts About A.U.'s Capacity to Resolve Darfur Crisis Increase http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/etn/2006/alert/53/ 22 High-Level Retired Military Leaders and Human Rights First Urge President Bush to Fully Implement the McCain Amendment http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/usls/2006/alert/57/ Government Motion in Hamdan Serious Challenge to Supreme Court Authority