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Conviction in Indonesian Murder Trial is Just a First Step

12/20/2005 05:00 AM

Human Rights First welcomed the conviction of the man charged with poisoning human rights hero Munir Said Thalib, but criticized the Indonesian government's failure to identify and prosecute others...

Human Rights First Urges Supreme Court to Check Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens

12/19/2005 05:00 AM

Human Rights First today filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in the Supreme Court urging the Court to accept for review Mr. Padilla’s appeal from a sweeping September 9, 2005 decis...

Border Bill Passes in the House

12/19/2005 05:00 AM

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping immigration bill late Friday that will have a devastating impact on those who seek asylum in this country.

Human Rights First Applauds Agreement Banning Abuse of Detainees

12/15/2005 05:00 AM

Senator John McCain and the White House announced today that they have reached an agreement on Senator McCain’s amendment banning abuse of detainees.

House Votes Overwhelmingly in Favor of McCain Amendment

12/14/2005 05:00 AM

Members of the House of Representatives from both sides of the aisle sent an emphatic message to the White House tonight, voting 308-122 to instruct House negotiators to include the Senate-passed M...

Ex CIA Director, Ex CIA Counterterrorism Director, Intelligence Experts Announce Support for McCain Anti-Torture Amendment; Letter Delivered to McCain as Defense Bill Conferees Prepare to Meet

12/09/2005 06:28 PM

Former CIA Director Stansfield Turner, former CIA Counterterrorism Center Director Vincent Cannistraro, and 30 retired CIA and other professional intelligence and interrogation experts today wrote Sen

Former CIA Director, Former CIA Counterterrorism Director, 31 Other IntelligenceExperts Announce Support for McCain Anti-Torture Amendment to Defense Bill

12/09/2005 05:00 AM

Former CIA Director Stansfield Turner, former CIA Counterterrorism Center Director Vincent Cannistraro, and 31 retired CIA and other professional intelligence and interrogation experts today wrote ...

Timor Leste Should Release Truth Commission Report without Delay

12/09/2005 05:00 AM

In an open letter to East Timorese President José Alexandre Gusmão, Human Rights First congratulated the Timorese leadership and called for the prompt release of the full report of that country’s t...

Human Rights First Urges U.S. to Afford International Red Cross Monitors Immediate Access to All U.S.-Held Detainees

12/09/2005 05:00 AM

Following the statement today by Secretary of State legal adviser John Bellinger that the United States is denying the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) access to prisoners in U.S. cu...

Proposed Law Endangers Refugees

12/08/2005 05:00 AM

A bill passed by the House Judiciary Committee today would have a devastating impact on those who seek refuge in this country. The bill, called the “Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Im...