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The Call, a U.S. evangelical ministry, will host a religious gathering at a stadium in Uganda’s capital Kampala. Among other things, the event aims to rally participants around anti-gay sentiments and specifically mentions homosexuality as a societal evil.

This murder in Russia shows that the country needs to increase security for prosecutors, witnesses and judges who are involved in bringing to justice those who are involved in hate crimes.

The Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill is the important topic of a series of blogs by Human Rights First.

A decision on combating hate crime comes at a time when hate crimes are on the rise throughout many parts of Europe.

Today, President Obama signed the Hate Crime Prevention Act into law. This is an important step for human rights.

Human Rights First values all that Senator Kennedy contributed to the human rights movement.

The criminal justice system has a responsibility to combat hate crimes appropriately.

When meeting with President Medvedev, President Obama must address human rights issues.

The U.S. Senate is set to vote on a bill that would give the government additional tools to combat and prevent hate crimes.