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September 24, 2015
End Impunity for Military Contractors
The horrific wrongs of Abu Ghraib, a former prison near Baghdad, came to light when shocking photos surfaced in 2003. Four prisoners who were held and tortured there without being charged with a...
August 25, 2015
Stay in Execution Granted to Texas Inmate on Death Row
New York City – Human Rights First today praised the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for granting a stay of execution in the case of Bernardo Aban Tercero to allow for additional investigation...
August 19, 2015
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Confirms Serious Due Process Violations in Texas Death Penalty Case
New York City - Human Rights First today applauded the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for rightly recognizing the serious due process violations in the case of Bernardo Aban...
August 07, 2015
In Tercero Case, U.S. Government Fails to Address Violations of Due Process
New York City - Human Rights First today said that the State Department's response to a petition filed in the case of Bernardo Aban Tercero fails to adequately address legitimate claims that...
August 04, 2015
Texas Set to Execute Nicaraguan Who Never Had Competent Legal Representation
By Katy Naples-Mitchell Bernardo Aban Tercero, a Nicaraguan national, has been on death row in Texas since 2000, when he was convicted of intentional murder during an armed robbery. Texas...
July 29, 2015
U.S. Government’s Dismissal of Torture Allegations in Munoz Case Undermines Human Rights Obligations
New York City – Human Rights First today said that the federal government’s response to its amicus brief filed in a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit case, Jose Luis Munoz Santos v. Linda R...
June 10, 2015
U.S. set to extradite a Mexican citizen based on evidence allegedly obtained by torture
The case to extradite Jose Munoz Santos relies entirely on statements of two witnesses who alleged that their testimony had been obtained by police who tortured them in Mexico. The extradition court...

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Factsheet | 2015
Texas Courts Should Grant New Trial in Death Penalty Case

Nicaraguan national Bernardo Aban Tercero is scheduled for execution on August 26, 2015

Despite an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) opinion recognizing serious due process violations in his case, Tercero is scheduled to be executed, having been on

Report | September 19, 2019
Hong Kong’s Fight for the Rule of Law
Download Report Hong Kong’s Fight for the Rule of Law Introduction Human rights lawyers and other civil society leaders in Hong Kong are urging members of Congress to pass the Hong Kong...
Letter | September 17, 2019
Coalition Letter Opposing Nomination of Marshall Billingslea to Department of State's Senior Human Rights Position
Download September 17, 2019 Dear Senators: We are a group of non-governmental organizations that advocate for human rights, civil rights, and government accountability. We are writing to...
Letter | July 22, 2019
Coalition Letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the Commission on Unalienable Rights
Read and Download The Honorable Michael Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520   Dear Secretary Pompeo: We, the undersigned U.S. foreign...
Testimony | March 06, 2019
Toward the Adoption of an EU-wide Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime
Download 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 Rob...
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