Human Rights First decries the Biden administration’s plans to expand and entrench its June 2024 asylum ban. The organization calls on the administration to end this harmful policy and prioritize real ...

Human Rights First will award Clare Byarugaba, one of the few openly LGBTQI+ rights activists in Uganda, its William D. Zabel Award in recognition of her remarkable work advocating for the rights of ...

Human Rights First today welcomed news from Bahrain that hundreds more prisoners are to be freed, and urged the Manama government to continue the momentum on releasing political prisoners. “We have ...

On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia and signed a document that continues to define the shape of our democracy, the Constitution.  With its ...

Ensuring Safety and Support for Human Rights Defenders of Asylum Seekers, Refugees, and Other Migrants Targeted by Illegal Pushback Policies, Extremist Attacks, and Harassment by Government Officials ...

Looking forward, Human Rights First urges the United States to set a specific target for its resettlement of Iraqi refugees over the next year to ensure that the multi-step multi-agency process stays ...

Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT / 10:00 am to 11:00 am PDT Join Human Rights First on Wednesday, September 25th at 1pm ET, for a discussion surrounding the 3-year anniversary of the U.S. evacuation from ...

Human Rights First welcomes today’s announcement by the British government that it will finally organize a full independent public inquiry into the 1989 murder of human rights defender lawyer Pat ...