We found 82 results for “Social Media and Extremism”.
Blog
VFAI Expresses Concern Surrounding Pete Hegseth’s Nomination as Secretary of Defense
January 13, 2025
By Gretchen Klingler As an organization dedicated to upholding American ideals and human rights, Veterans for American Ideals (VFAI) at Human Rights First has significant…
Blog
“Your Body, Their Choice”: gender-based violence and the authoritarian agenda
December 6, 2024
Digital harassment, violence against women, girls, and gender minorities, and a rollback in reproductive rights—these might seem like a random grab bag of issues impacting…
Statement
President & CEO Remarks: 2024 Awards Celebration
October 15, 2024
October 8, 2024 – Cipriani 25 Broadway – New York, NY Good evening. And thank you for joining us here tonight. As I look around…
Press
New Report Details Threats to Immigration Lawyers in Britain
September 9, 2024
New York — Today, Human Rights First released a report detailing threats to immigration lawyers in Britain by right-wing extremists during widespread rioting in July…
Report
Easy Targets
September 9, 2024
Immigration Lawyers in Britain Threatened by Far-Right Extremist Violence Immigration lawyers in Britain told Human Rights First they need better protection from the United Kingdom…
Letter
Veterans and Civil Rights Coalition Letter on Anti-DEIA Provisions in the 2025 NDAA
June 6, 2024
Dear Chairman Reed and Ranking Member Wicker: As the Senate Armed Services Committee begins work on its National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025…
Speech
Speech to American Bar Association’s Center for Human Rights
February 5, 2024
Louisville, KY February 5, 2024 Good afternoon. As President and CEO of Human Rights First, I appreciate the opportunity to speak to members of…
Fact Sheet
Recycled Bigotry: Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories Go Mainstream
June 30, 2023
Far-right actors in the U.S. center historic antisemitic conspiracy theories as a key tactic in their campaign to mainstream hate and extremism. This approach gives…
Fact Sheet
Anti-Trans Extremism: The Far Right’s New Strategy to Spread Hate
June 30, 2023
Mainstream far-right actors are escalating a nationwide campaign to eliminate the trans community from American society – a dangerous threat to trans people and one…
Testimony
Written Testimony of Amy Spitalnick on May 16, 2023
May 16, 2023
Written Testimony of Amy Spitalnick, Senior Advisor on Extremism, Human Rights First Before the Congress of the United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight,…
Fact Sheet
Xenophobia & Anti-Immigrant Extremism: From Fringe to Mainstream
March 31, 2023
WHAT IS XENOPHOBIA & ANTI-IMMIGRANT EXTREMISM? Xenophobia and anti-immigrant extremism perpetuate the idea that immigrants, or people who are perceived to be “foreign” or “outsiders,”…
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Report Exposes QAnon’s Exploitation of U.S. Military’s Reputation
December 12, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – Human Rights First today released “Digital Soldiers:” QAnon Extremists Exploit U.S. Military, Threaten Democracy, a report that examines how the extremist QAnon movement…