Initiatives

Righting Human wrongs

Our Initiatives

Technologists

Extremism and Human Rights

When America’s policies and actions no longer match its values, when hate and extremism are normalized, and when our democratic processes are threatened, our global…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Targeted Sanctions Project

Targeted human rights and anti-corruption sanctions like those authorized under the Global Magnitsky Act and similar programs can hold accountable the world’s worst human rights…

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Veterans

Veterans for American Ideals

Veterans for American Ideals (VFAI) is a coalition of thousands of veterans and allies who continue their service to America by upholding, defending, and advocating…

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