2nd Quarter - Report — HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST for HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST (2011)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST

Client

HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST

Income

—

Expenses

$140,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
2nd Quarter - Report (this page)	Jul 20, 2011	$140,000	Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment	Oct 11, 2013	$140,000	Yes

What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 2136 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the United States, and for other purposes. S. 1145 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the United States, and for other purposes. S.1253 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. Subtitle D--Detainee Matters Sec. 1031. Authority to detain unprivileged enemy belligerents captured pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force. Sec. 1032. Required military custody for members of al-Qaeda and affiliated entities. Sec. 1033. Permanent requirements for certifications relating to the transfer of detainees at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and other foreign entities. Sec. 1034. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sec. 1035. Procedures for annual detention review of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sec. 1036. Procedures for status determination of unprivileged enemy belligerents. Sec. 1037. Clarification of right to plead guilty in trial of capital offense by military commission. Advocated for detention reform at the U.S. Bagram Air Base.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBYN LIEBERMAN New	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 1145 (112th), S. 1253 (112th), H.R. 2136 (112th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 2583 - Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2012 (not yet introduced at the time). Advocated for increased appropriations for the United Nations Human Rights Council. Lobbied the Department of State to include Bahrain on the agenda of the U.N. Human Rights Council session in Geneva. Lobbied for U.S. government to put pressure on Bahrain to immediately end all human rights abuses. S. 618 - Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund Act. H.R. 2237 - Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund Act. Advocated for economic incentives to strengthen the transition to democracy. Lobbied Department of State to institute public guidelines for embassy interaction with human rights defenders. Lobbied Department of State and Congress for public support of Russian LGBTI rights activists. Lobbied Department of State and Congress for public support of LGBTI rights.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBYN LIEBERMAN New	—

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2583 (112th), S. 618 (112th), H.R. 2237 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Lobbied to obtain support/cosponsors for the 112th Congress version of the Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act; (not yet introduced) To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the 1-year deadline for application for asylum in the United States. Lobbied for support of the Refugee Protection Act of 2011 (S. 1202/ H.R. 2185). Lobbied against the Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2001 (H.R. 1932). Advocated for increasing appropriations for the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) within the Department of Justice for immigration courts and legal orientation programs. Advocated for reforms of the current asylum system related to detention, the one year filing deadline, and terrorism related grounds of inadmissibility. Advocated for a set of reforms in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), including the need for an expedited resettlement program for refugees who face imminent risks, reforms to interagency security check process to enable more timely and effective processing of background checks, and the need for institutionalization due process safeguards in resettlement adjudications. Advocated for the United States to support efforts to address the lack of effective protection for refugees who flee persecution based on sexual orientation and gender identity. H.R. 2583 - Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2012 (not yet introduced at the time). Advocated for increasing appropriations for UNHCR for refugee protection. Lobbied for the United States to advocate for the protection of LGBT individuals and their rights in Uganda and elsewhere.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JESSE BERNSTEIN	—
RUTHIE EPSTEIN	—
ROBYN LIEBERMAN New	—
ANNE ELIZABETH SOVCIK	—

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Vice President of the U.S.

Bills named: S. 1202 (112th), H.R. 2583 (112th), H.R. 2185 (112th), H.R. 1932 (112th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.