We found 498 results for “Religious Freedom”.
Blog, Refugee Voice
An Afghan woman’s fight for gender equity
March 29, 2024
By Camila Rice-Aguilar “Being a human rights activist in Afghanistan – especially for women’s rights – it is impossible to live a simple life without…
Fact Sheet
Basics of Asylum
November 29, 2023
Authors: Geoffrey Louden and Christina Asencio | Read the factsheet The United States has a long and proud history of allowing people to request asylum and…
Blog
Bahrain Faces New Crisis As Prison Protests Escalate
August 18, 2023
By Brian Dooley Bahrain is lurching into another crisis as hundreds of prisoners protest about the lack of adequate medical care. Among those denied the…
Blog
From Magnitsky to the Mothers of Mariupol
October 12, 2022
Congress Must Stand with Victims and Strengthen the Global Magnitsky Act By Mike Abramowitz In recent weeks, the world has once again been confronted with the…
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November Offers Ideal Time for Bahrain to Release Jailed Activists
October 6, 2022
By Brian Dooley Big month ahead for Bahrain: November will see elections, scrutiny of the country’s human rights record under the United Nations Universal Periodic…
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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
September 19, 2022
We champion religious freedom with an emphasis on the danger of blasphemy laws. Many countries have instituted blasphemy laws in the name of protecting religious…
Fact Sheet
Commission on Unalienable Rights: Resources
September 19, 2022
The following is a list of formal, written submissions received by the U.S. State Department’s Commission on Unalienable Rights from civil society organizations, human rights…
Report
Pretense of Protection
August 3, 2022
Biden Administration and Congress Should Avoid Exacerbating Expedited Removal Deficiencies The expedited removal process Congress created permits border officers to order the deportation of certain…
Refugee Voice
Refugee Voices – Awoke From Ethiopia
July 19, 2022
Protecting the persecuted is a core American ideal. At Human Rights First, we help asylum seekers who fled persecution and violence navigate the complex U.S.…
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Religious Freedom
July 18, 2022
Governments and non-state actors around the world have committed violent abuses against individuals on the basis of their religious beliefs or lack of such beliefs.
Letter
Letter on Amendments that Would Codify Title 42
July 15, 2022
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader McCarthy, Chairwoman DeLauro, and Ranking Member Granger, The undersigned civil society organizations write to express our grave concern regarding the…
Testimony
Domestic Extremism in America: Examining White Supremacist Violence in the Wake of Recent Attacks
June 9, 2022
Elizabeth Yates, Ph.D. Senior Researcher, Antisemitism Human Rights First Before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 9, 2022 Chairman…