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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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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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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 ...
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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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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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Svitlana Doe v. Noem
Humanitarian Parole Programs allow people seeking safety for “urgent humanitarian reasons” to temporarily find safety in the United States. Throughout history, Republican and Democratic ...