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Note: the following blog post is adapted from a series of Tweets issued by Rob Berschinski, Senior Vice President at Human Rights First. The tweets can be accessed HERE.
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Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First, along with other members of the Martin Ennals Award jury, today announced Eren Kskin, Marino Cordoba Berrio, and Abdul Aziz Muhamat as the three finalists for the...
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Letter | 2016
April 18, 2016
Dear President Obama:
I am writing to urge you to address the vital issue of human rights during your forthcoming visit to Saudi Arabia and at the Summit Meeting with leaders of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) on April 21. Specifically
Testimony | May 06, 2019
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Statement of Melissa Hooper
Human Rights First
Helsinki Commission Briefing on Hungary
April 9, 2019
Since coming to power with a supermajority in 2010, the Fidesz party and...
Testimony | March 06, 2019
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Transparency International EU
Frozen – How can the EU Fight Global Corruption
Panel: Toward the Adoption of an EU-wide Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime
March 06, 2019
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Opinions | February 26, 2019
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This article originally appeared in The Anatomy of Illiberal States: Assessing and Responding to Democratic Decline in Turkey and Central Europe, published by The...
Report | February 25, 2019
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Speaking in Cairo on January 10, 2019, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for “his vigorous efforts to combat the...
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