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A recent HRF report exposed how asylum seekers are detained in a system that is inconsistent with international human rights standards. Write the DHS today to show your support for a more cost-effective, just, and humane process. |
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Fighting Discrimination
HRF Calls on President and Congress to Promote Human Rights in Russia 
Watch our New Video and Take Action Now, urging President Obama to promote human rights in Russia. Human Rights First will also travel to Moscow to take part in a civil society conference on the sidelines of the Summit. We’ll keep you updated. Letter to President Obama | U.S. Helsinki Commission Testimony New HRF Video | Press Release |
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Human Rights Defenders
Guatemalan Congress: Stop Human Rights Violators from Evading Justice 
The Guatemalan Congress should approve a bill to amend Guatemala's injunctive relief (amparo) law. Congress has considered the bill for more than four years; the bill would prevent human rights violators from abusing the amparo law to evade justice. Read HRF's Letter to Guatemala's Congress in English | in Spanish |
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Fighting Discrimination
Hate Knows No Borders 
Human Rights First has written a section on hate crimes around the world for the recently released report by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Confronting the New Faces of Hate: Hate Crimes in America 2009. |
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Human Rights Defenders
President Obama Should Stand Up for Human Rights in Colombia 
On Monday, June 29, President Barack Obama met in Washington D.C. with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, their first official private meeting. Urge President Obama to stand up for human rights defenders in Colombia. Take action now to send President Obama an email with five key human rights messages for the meeting. Read Joint Press Release | In Spanish Petition Presented by HRF to White House Read Op-Ed by Senior Associate Andrew Hudson in the Boston Globe |
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Fighting Discrimination
HRF Joins NYC LGBT Gay Pride 
Our goal is to reduce violent hate crimes around the world. We’re taking part in NYC Pride to show support to a community greatly affected by this problem. You can join us by reading our news and reports, taking action with us, or giving to Human Rights First. At a glance: Factsheet on Homophobic Violence |
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Human Rights First believes that building respect for human rights and the rule of law will help ensure the dignity to which every individual is entitled and will stem tyranny, extremism, intolerance, and violence. More »
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Human Rights First CEO Elisa Massimino's Idea in the Atlantic
7/1/2009 Human Rights First CEO Elisa Massimino is attending the Ideas Festival in Aspen. Her big idea, as presented in an article in the Atlantic |
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Defender alert follow-up: President Obama makes promising remarks on Colombia and human rights
6/30/2009 President Obama and Colombian President Uribe had their first official meeting yesterday, and, all in all, it was promising. Thank you to those who participated in our campaign last week |
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HRF Op-ed in Boston Globe on Colombia and human rights
6/29/2009 Check out Senior Associate Andrew Hudson's opinion piece that ran in Saturday's Boston Globe |
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