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Testimony and Advocacy Letters

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Ethiopia: Restoring Peace and Democratic Reforms

Testimony and remarks

December 3, 2020

US COVID response and human rights

COVID-19 and the Erosion of Human Rights

Testimony and remarks

July 23, 2020

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Ukraine: Ensure Journalists’ Safety and the Public’s Right to Truth

Testimony and remarks

June 30, 2020

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Moldova: Address the Lingering and New Challenges Facing Access to Information

Testimony and remarks

June 30, 2020

US Leadership in the Reinforcement of Human Rights

Testimony and remarks

December 11, 2019

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Ukraine Should Defend and Uphold the Freedoms of Association and Peaceful Assembly

Testimony and remarks

September 19, 2019

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The Safety of Journalists in Freefall in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Russia, Crimea, and Ukraine

Testimony and remarks

September 18, 2019

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From Statements to Action: Reforming the Framework for Media Freedom in Moldova

Testimony and remarks

September 17, 2019

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Protecting the Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Democratic Institutions in Russia

Testimony and remarks

September 17, 2019

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China’s Cyber Superpower Strategy: Implementation, Internet Freedom Implications, and U.S. Responses

Testimony and remarks

September 28, 2018

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Testimony on Ethiopia: Turning Promise into Progress

Testimony and remarks

September 28, 2018

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The Systematic Repression of Lawyers in Central Asia and Eastern Europe

Testimony and remarks

September 12, 2018

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Restoring Balance in the U.S.-Turkey Relationship on Rule of Law

Testimony and remarks

November 16, 2017

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Testimony on Tibet: Freedom of Religion

Testimony and remarks

July 14, 2017

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The Global Echo of Moscow's Repressive Human Rights Practices

Testimony and remarks

April 26, 2017

Advocacy Letters

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Joint Letter: A Human Rights Approach to US-China Policy

Advocacy letter

February 17, 2021

The Decline of Internet Freedom

Coalition Letter Requesting Federal Moratorium on the Use of Facial Recognition Technology

Advocacy letter

February 16, 2021

Blinken Human Rights

Joint Letter: Strengthening US Support for Human Rights Defenders

Advocacy letter

February 9, 2021

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Joint Letter to the US on Dan Gertler’s OFAC License

Advocacy letter

February 2, 2021

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Joint Letter to DNI Nominee Haines on Accountability for Khashoggi Murder

Advocacy letter

January 7, 2021

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Joint Letter: Safety of Journalists Coalition Members Urge UN Action to Protect Journalists

Advocacy letter

December 10, 2020

Pompeo Commission on Unalienable Rights remarks

Comments on the Commission on Unalienable Rights' Draft Report

Advocacy letter

July 22, 2020

Turkey Osman Kavala 1000th day imprisoned

Turkey: NGOs Call for Osman Kavala's Release Following 1,000 Days of Imprisonment

Advocacy letter

July 22, 2020

COVID-19 Pandemic

24 International Organizations Call for Global Magnitsky Sanctions on Authoritarians Seeking to Exploit the Pandemic

Advocacy letter

July 9, 2020

COVID-19 Testing

Call for the Protection of Democracy and Privacy as Tech Responds to Pandemic

Advocacy letter

June 12, 2020

COVID-19 in the United States

Civil Rights Groups Call for Protection of Democracy and Privacy as Tech Responds to Pandemic

Advocacy letter

June 12, 2020

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Support for the bipartisan, bicameral Protecting Human Rights During Pandemic Act

Advocacy letter

June 8, 2020

Myanmar in COVID-19

Calling for an End to Human Rights Abuses and Accountability for COVID-19 Response in Myanmar

Advocacy letter

May 13, 2020

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Call on the Government of Zimbabwe to Respect and Protect Citizens’ Right to Protest

Advocacy letter

August 15, 2019

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Letter to Hong Kong's Carrie Lam: Government Should Postpone Vote on Extradition Amendments

Advocacy letter

April 1, 2019

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