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Attacks on Universities over Gaza Protests Threaten Students’ Free Speech
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Court Protects Nationwide Class from Deportations to Nondesignated Countries Without Notice and Opportunity to Seek Protection from Torture
Media contacts: [email protected]; Anwen Hughes at [email protected] Boston, MA – Today, a federal judge ...
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Human Rights First Condemns White House Visit, Abusive Policies of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele
Human Rights First strongly condemns the White House’s invitation and upcoming meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, whose authoritarian tactics and human rights violations stand in direct ...
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Government Statements in Chung Case Confirm Its Unconstitutional, Un-American Actions
On Friday, the government moved to dismiss the case of Yunseo Chung, a 21-year-old Columbia student and green card holder ...
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Toothless Human Rights Reports Will Give Free Pass to Autocrats
Washington, DC – Human Rights First is alarmed by media reports of dramatic cuts to the U.S. Department of State’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (Human Rights Reports). According to ...
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Judge Temporarily Halts Trump Administration’s Attempt to Revoke Legal Status of Hundreds of Thousands; Grants Class Certification
Judge’s ruling covers people who came through “CHNV” humanitarian parole processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans BOSTON—A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled against the Trump ...
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What abuses and corrupt acts can be sanctioned in different Magnitsky jurisdictions?
Politzi Targeted financial sanctions have become a key tool in holding perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and acts of corruption to account, while also helping deter others from engaging in ...