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Papers
Blueprints
Leading up to President Obama taking office we released and widely distributed a series of strategy papers developed to guide his administration's decision-making on a number of critical foreign and domestic policy related issues.
How to Promote Human Rights in Egypt
The blueprint provides recommendations for a comprehensive strategy that would bring basic rights and freedoms to all Egyptians.
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How to Strengthen the Ban on Torture
Following up on President Obama's executive order on "Ensuring Lawful Interrogations" and the establishment of a task force responsible for implementing the order, this blueprint provides guidance on how to reinforce humane treatment standards and make sure we do not repeat mistakes of the past.
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How to Close Guantanamo
Based on Human Rights First's comprehensive research, legal advocacy, and trial monitoring on Guantanamo, detention policy, and fair trials.
Press release
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Read more about Prosecuting Terrorism
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How to End Torture and Cruel Treatment
Draws on the organization's extensive work on U.S. detention and interrogation policies since September 11, 2001, including close collaboration with over 50 retired military leaders to advocate against torture.
Press release
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Join our campaign to end torture
How to End Impunity for Private Security and other Contractors
Offers a practical strategy for putting into place the key components of a comprehensive system of legal accountability for U.S. government contractors abroad.
Press release
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How to Repair the U.S. Asylum System
Puts forward a series of concrete recommendations to fix legal obstacles, restrictions on basic due process, and overly-broad counterterrorism measures that have made it increasingly difficult for refugees to gain asylum protection.
Press release
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How to Promote Human Rights in Russia
Focuses on two areas: supporting independent human rights defenders and increasing efforts to combat racism, xenophobia and violent hate crimes in Russia.
Press release
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Read our 2008 Hate Crime Survey
How to Stop Arms to Sudan
Sets out a three-stage strategy to halt the flow of arms fueling the crisis in Darfur.
Press release
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Read more
How to Confront the Iraqi Refugee Crisis
Urges a comprehensive response to the Iraqi refugee crisis as part of the new strategy regarding Iraq and the Middle East.
Press release
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Crimes Against Humanity
Arms Sales to Sudan: 2004-2006 (2008)
How to Stop Arms to Sudan: Blueprint for the Obama Administration (2008)
ICC Charges in Darfur and the Genocide Convention: Background Paper (2008)
What is a fair trial? (2000)
White Paper on Accountability in Liberia (2005)
Fighting Discrimination
Minorities Under Siege: Hate Crimes and Intolerance in the Russian Federation (2006)
Human Rights Defenders
How to Promote Human Rights in Egypt: Blueprint for the Obama Administration (2009)
How to Promote Human Rights in Russia: Blueprint for the Obama Administration (2008)
Pakistan's Courts and Constitution under Attack: Reversing the Damage (2008)
Law and Security
By the Numbers: Findings of the Detainee Abuse and Accountability Project (2009)
Fixing Bagram: Strengthening Detention Reforms to Align with U.S. Strategic Priorities (2009)
Getting to Ground Truth: Investigating U.S. Abuses in the "War on Terror" (2004)
How to Close Guantanamo: Blueprint for the Obama Administration (2008)
How to End Torture and Cruel Treatment: Blueprint for the Obama Administration (2008)
How to Strengthen the Ban on Torture: Blueprint for the Obama Administration (2009)
Leave No Marks: Enhanced Interrogation Techniques and the Risk of Criminality (2007)
Refugee Protection
Abandoning the Persecuted: Victims of Terrorism and Oppression Barred from Asylum (2006)
Expedited Removal to Sea Arrivals (2002)
How to Repair the U.S. Asylum System: Blueprint for the Obama Administration (2008)
Promises to the Persecuted: The Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2008 (2009)
Refugee Women at Risk: Unfair U.S. Laws Hurt Asylum Seekers (2002)
Review of States' Procedures and Practices Relating to the Detention of Asylum Seekers (2002)
Testing the Faithful: Religion and Asylum Summary Results of Survey (2002)