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Our @AmandaLStrayer recently attended a workshop for New Tools to Fight Foreign Bribery where panelists discuss new foreign anti—bribery tools that promise progress in engaging new actors in the fight against corruption.

Russian authorities arbitrarily arrested our senior advisor and human rights defender @vkaramurza for opposing Putin’s regime and its invasion of #Ukraine. He now serves an unjust 25-year prison sentence. Urge your representatives to #FreeKaraMurza: https://bit.ly/FreeVKM

We are pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of Human Rights First Pro Bono Star Award and Community Star Awards! Recipients of the Pro Bono Star Award are legal professionals who have shown exceptional commitment to providing asylum seekers with high-quality legal representation. Recipients of our Community Star Award are community partners that show up for our clients when it is needed most. We are honored to celebrate their outstanding contributions to our community! Congratulations to all 2024 Pro Bono Star Award recipients: Sona Rewari – Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Suzanne Haynie – Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Evan Mayor – The Walt Disney Company Alexis Gilman – Crowell & Moring Tai Williams – Crowell & Moring Lauren Fleming – Crowell & Moring Amber Gonzales – Crowell & Moring Jessica Watt – Ballard Spahr LLP William McDaniel – Ballard Spahr LLP Mayra Troendle – Ballard Spahr LLP Edmund Nyarko – Ballard Spahr LLP Colin Kane – Ballard Spahr LLP And congratulations to our Community Star Award winner, New Neighbors Partnership! https://lnkd.in/efFjHA5x

"We are very grateful for the opportunity this country gave us." On #WorldRefugeeDay, meet Arbana Xharra, an investigative journalist from Kosovo who received asylum in the U.S. for her and her family. Refugees and asylum seekers belong. The U.S. was built on ideals of hope, refuge, and opportunity for all. Today on World Refugee Day, we urge our lawmakers to prioritize safe, humane solutions that ensure that people seeking safety — like Arbana and her family — are welcomed with dignity.

Interested in refugee protection and accountability? Apply to Human Rights First and make a meaningful difference as a legal fellow! Join a diverse team and staff dedicated to protecting human rights in the U.S. and abroad. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/gNsCVrH.

#Juneteenth is both a celebration of freedom and a call to action. We must ensure that all voices are heard in our democracy. Let's call on Congress to pass vital voting rights legislation and make the promise of Juneteenth real for everyone.

According to our newly released report with @IEquality and @NIJC, roughly one third of people in @ICEgov & @CBP jails reported sexual and physical abuse or harassment on account of their LGBTQ identity. Read the report: https://lnkd.in/ecm8aEHb Urge @SecMayorkas to end detention and protect LGBTQ lives: https://lnkd.in/e8Dzgcea

The #Biden Admin’s new border policies violate core principles of #asylum, #dueprocess, and threaten human lives. We must uphold our nation’s humanitarian principles and legal standards. #SaveAsylum

Former pro violinist Nataliia Halunenko trades stage for frontline in Ukraine. Now in Kharkiv, she delivers aid under fire, finding purpose in her volunteer work. "It feels like what I should be doing while the war is on." Read more from our Senior Advisor Brian Dooley: