Our Initiatives
Advocates
Accountability
Autocratic leaders are increasingly gaining power and weakening human rights around the world. To counter this trend, we’re using our expertise and influence in government…
Advocates
Global Magnitsky and Targeted Sanctions
Targeted human rights and anti-corruption sanctions like those authorized under the Global Magnitsky sanctions program and related authorities can hold accountable the world's worst human…
Technologists
Innovation Lab
New data-driven technologies, especially artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, are transforming societies on a global scale. They’re also concentrating power in the hands of…
Our Work in Northern Ireland
Since the 1980s, Human Rights First has stood alongside Human Rights Defenders in Northern Ireland—monitoring threats against human rights lawyers, advocating for stronger protections, and…
Our Work in Ukraine
Human Rights First has been meaningfully engaged on human rights issues in Eastern Europe for decades, and particularly active with Ukrainian allies since the first…
Lawyers
Project: Afghan Legal Assistance
The withdrawal of the U.S. military from Afghanistan led to the arrival of tens of thousands of Afghans in the United States. In response, Human…
Technologists
Democracy Protection
Our Democracy Protection Program works to defend our communities from the growing threat of the anti-democratic movement.
Advocates
Refugees, Asylum, & Immigration
For nearly 50 years, Human Rights First has been a leader in asylum advocacy, partnering with pro bono attorneys to represent thousands of clients in…
Veterans
Veterans for American Ideals
Veterans for American Ideals (VFAI) is a national project of Human Rights First, bringing together veterans, family members and allies who continue their service through…