Human Rights First is currently building a campaign to Close Guantanamo Bay by the President's deadline of January 22, 2010.
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- GITMO Task Force planning call
Call: 1-866-537-1631. Password: 824...
Tuesday, November 3 at 12:00pm
Human Rights First
In
a major victory for our campaign to close Guantanamo the Senate
rejected this attempt to derail Guantanamo's closure and prevent the
United States from rebuilding our reputation.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Human Rights First Legitimate refugees are being unfairly branded as terrorists. A new report released today by Human Rights First examines this troubling issue and offers a series of recommendations to fix this serious problem.
Overly Broad Immigration Provisions Redefine Thousands of Legitimate Refugees, Asylum Seekers as "Te
Source: bit.ly
Human Rights First is a human rights advocacy group working on issues related to: refugees, civil liberties after September 11, the prosecution of war crimes, labor rights, and the promotion of democracy.
Human Rights First Now that the latest reports on Sudan violations of international law are released, action must be taken to bring stability and security to the country.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
By Julia Fromholz Three weeks ago, the Obama administration announced its comprehensive policy toward Sudan, relying on both incentives and pressures to move that country toward peace.
Human Rights First U.N. Panel report: more violations of arms embargo in Sudan, and human rights abuses in Darfur - ACT TODAY
Source: www.humanrightsfirst.org
An article in the Associated Press today hightlights the findings of the U.N. Panel of Experts report released last week, including violations of the arms embargo and mass human rights violations in Darfur:
On October 12, 2009, Ms. Illian Deta Arta Sari and Mr. Emerson Yuntho, two staff members of Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW), a nongovernmental organization (NGO) based in Jakarta, were named as suspects in a criminal defamation case...
Human Rights First Huffington Post features an article on Gabriel Gonzalez, the winner of our Human Rights Award last month. Thanks to all of you who wrote the State Department to ensure he could be here for the award, meetings on the Hill, and this interview.
Diane Tucker: Terrorist Or Activist? A Young Colombian, Gabriel Gonzalez, Fights For His Country, Hi
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Last week Tom Brokaw presented a human rights award to Gabriel Gonzalez. The thoughtful young man then flew home to Colombia, where he is charged with being a terrorist and faces seven years in prison.
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Human Rights First's International Legal Director Gabor Rona discusses
the implication of the Italian court ruling on extraordinary rendition.
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We wanted to follow up on our Tuesday Guantanamo campaign conference call. We’re moving fast! On the call, we talked about pushing back on the Graham-Lieberman amendment that is currently before the Senate. It would keep 9/11 defendants from facing prosecution in federal courts. ...
Human Rights First Thanks to all who were on the call yesterday. We are organizing a grassroots campaign to Close GITMO. Please join this group if you want to help, and share this with everyone you know who will stand with us.
We are calling for advocates to join our Gitmo Task Force – a campaign aimed to ensure Guantanamo is closed in a timely – and correct way. Guantanamo Bay is a stain in U.S. history – a symbol of inj...
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Sharon Kelly of Human Rights First contributed a grade for President Obama's first 100 days report card. Join her in a call today to plan for the closure of Guantanamo: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.
Source: www.foreignpolicy.com
After U.S. President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office, Foreign Policy invited some of its favorite bloggers, pundits, and political experts to analyze his foreign policy and help us create a report card for the young administration. ...
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Reminder: Tomorrow is the Gitmo Task Force planning call. View the event for more details, or visit http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16
Join the call and become a member of the task force
Location:Call: 1-866-537-1631. Password: 8246739
Time:12:00PM Tuesday, November 3rd
Human Rights First
Human Rights First is launching a grassroots campaign to pressure
President Obama to honor his pledge to close GITMO by January 22nd.
Please join HRF Task Force to Close Guantanamo in a discussion of
strategy and tactics that will result in a campaign plan to close the
embodiment of American hypocrisy at Guantanamo Bay.
Join the call and become a member of the task force
Location:Call: 1-866-537-1631. Password: 8246739
Time:12:00PM Tuesday, November 3rd
Human Rights First Now that the hate crimes bill is passed, Human Rights First hopes it will be used to face issues around the world. Read more at the link.
Source: www.advocate.com
A human rights group is saying the newly passed Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act should be used to assist in the battle to end bias crimes across the globe.
Human Rights First Today, President Obama signed the Hate Crime Prevention Act into law. This is an important step for human rights.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Ten years ago this month, Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was brutally attacked and murdered because he was gay. A year before Matthew's murder, James Byrd.
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