MEDIA CONTACT: Maryam Baig MBaig@hrionline.org 5/23/2023 DALLAS, TX – Today, HRI announced that its Executive Director, Bill Holston, will be stepping down from his role after 11 years of dedicated […]
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72 Years of Human Rights Day; 20 Years of HRI
A LETTER FROM HRI’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BILL HOLSTON December 10 is Human Rights Day. It celebrates the day when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. The very first […]
Read MoreAre We Still That Nation? The #MuslimBan
Do you remember 9-11? Of course. Extremists who claimed to be acting as Muslims committed a senseless act of terror. Thousands died. Do you recall what President Bush said about […]
Read MoreThe Heart of Darkness
October 28, 2016 the Congo When Francis Ford Coppola wanted to write a nightmarish screenplay about the war in Vietnam, he looked for inspiration in Joseph Conrad’s novel, Heart […]
Read MoreThese Are Times That Try Men
“These are times that try men’s souls.” -Thomas Paine Those words were penned by Thomas Paine during the American Revolution. There are eras where people’s characters are […]
Read MoreBiafra in Dallas
September 23, 2016 Today a group affiliated with the Indigenous People of Biafra brought a peaceful protest to the area outside of the Human Rights Initiative office here in Dallas. […]
Read MoreExecutive Director: Ending The Silence About Rape
HRI’s Executive Director Bill Holston recently wrote an article for KERA News about sexual assault and VAWA. Below is his article in full. Commentator William Holston faces numerous issues in […]
Read MoreHolston, Mansour: Don’t lose asylum-seekers in immigration overhaul
HRI’s Executive Director Bill Holston and Legal Director Chris Mansour recently wrote an editorial on asylum in the context of immigration reform for the Austin American-Statesman. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn […]
Read MoreExecutive Director: In Honor of MLK
The piece below was written by our Executive Director Bill Holston in honor of MLK Day. Hanging on the wall of my office is a photo taken by my friend […]
Read MoreExecutive Director: “Human rights attorney Bill Holston talks nature, music and the plight of women”
HRI’s Executive Director Bill Holston was recently interviewed for an article with Culture Map Dallas, where he discussed his work with HRI and human rights in general. Please click here […]
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