Issues: Advocacy & International Organizations

Civil Society Groups Seek Durban Review That Rejects Hatred Read Statement Here Read Tad Stahnke's Statement to the Review Conference on Core Principles Read the Press Release

04/28/08

HRF Urges U.S. to Work for Improved U.N. Review Conference on Racism Read the letter from Executive Director Maureen Byrnes

02/08/08

European Governments Must Do More to Tackle Hate Crimes Read 2007 Hate Crime Report Card Click here to read op-ed by HRF President Mike Posner

01/02/08

HRF Addresses the 2007 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw Read HRF's remarks to the plenary session on the promotion of tolerance and non-discrimination Read HRF's remarks to a side event on "Intolerance against Muslims"

09/28/07

HRF signs on to Statement of Principles for the UN's WCAR Review Conference Read the statement

09/05/07

HRF Addresses the 2006 Civil G8 in Moscow Read Michael McClintock's remarks to the Civil G8 "Round Table on Migration"

07/25/06

HRF Addresses OSCE Diplomats in Advance of 2004 OSCE Brussels Conference Read HRF’s letter to OSCE diplomats in advance of the September 2004 Brussels Conference on Tolerance and the Fight Against Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination (September 8, 2004)

09/08/04

HRF Addresses OSCE Meeting on Combating Discrimination in Bucharest Read Paul LeGendre's key note address to the Civil Society Preparatory Meeting on hate crime laws and data collection

06/12/07

Appeal to U.N. Leaders on Second Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Read HRF's statement and joint appeal

01/29/07

HRF participates in 2004 OSCE Berlin Conference on Antisemitism Read HRF’s oral statement at the 2004 OSCE Berlin Conference on Antisemitism (April 29, 2004)

04/19/04

Correspondence Between HRF and the U.S. State Department About the 2004 OSCE Berlin Conference on Antisemitism The U.S. government's delegation to the OSCE Conference on Antisemitism was led by Secretary of State Colin Powell. The Secretary attended the opening day's meeting and spoke about the need for greater official attention to the problem of antisemitism. Secretary Powell committed to attend the meeting after intense lobbying by human rights and Jewish organizations. Human Rights First urged Secretary of State Colin Powell to attend the meeting, arguing that the presence of a senior U.S. government official would set a benchmark for other governments and strengthen both the level of participation at the meeting and its potential to yield meaningful commitments. Human Rights First supporters generated more than 1,000 letters urging the Secretary to attend. Read the article in the Forward about Human Rights First's efforts to urge Secretary Powell to attend Read HRF’s letter to Secretary Powell expressing gratitude for attendance at Berlin meeting (April 19, 2004) Read HRF’s letter to Secretary Powell urging his attendance (March 10, 2004) Read the State Department’s response (March 17, 2004) Read HRF’s letter to Secretary Powell urging strong U.S. leadership (March 24, 2004)

04/19/04

HRF Addresses OSCE Meeting on Addressing the Hate Crime Data Deficit Read Michael McClintock's statement to the session on "The Importance of Data Collection"

11/30/06

HRF Addresses the 2006 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw Read Paul LeGendre's remarks to the session on the promotion of tolerance and non-discrimination

10/16/06