Initiatives

Righting Human wrongs

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…

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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…

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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 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…

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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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Technologists

Democracy Protection

Our Democracy Protection Program works to defend our communities from the growing threat of the anti-democratic movement.

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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…

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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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