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Human Rights First Joins ACLU and NYCLU in Amicus Brief to Protect First Amendment Rights and Interests of NGOs Advocating for U.S. Sanctions

New York – Today, Human Rights First, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court…

Amicus Briefs, Press

Legalizing Repression: How Georgia’s New Laws Set the Stage for Silencing Dissent

In an escalation of oligarchic control, the Georgian government is moving to further restrict civil society groups from accepting grants without prior approval. According to the parliament’s website, the initiators…

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New Series on U.S. Security Assistance and Human Rights Accountability

Like any government, the U.S. government has the ability to help or hinder the cause of human rights through its foreign policy. The Trump administration’s early actions have given ample…

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Accountability & Targeted Sanctions

The Leahy Laws and Their Relationship With Global Magnitsky Sanctions

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State Department Reorganization Undermines U.S. Human Rights and Humanitarian Leadership and American Security and Prosperity

Washington, DC – In response to today’s proposed reorganization of the U.S. Department of State, Human Rights First President and CEO Uzra Zeya issued the following statement: “We are deeply…

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Attacks on Universities over Gaza Protests Threaten Students’ Free Speech

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Toothless Human Rights Reports Will Give Free Pass to Autocrats

Washington, DC – Human Rights First is alarmed by media reports of dramatic cuts to the U.S. Department of State’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (Human Rights Reports).…

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Access to U.S. Asylum

Court Protects Nationwide Class from Deportations to Nondesignated Countries Without Notice and Opportunity to Seek Protection from Torture

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What abuses and corrupt acts can be sanctioned in different Magnitsky jurisdictions?

By Nina Moraitou-Politzi Targeted financial sanctions have become a key tool in holding perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and acts of corruption to account, while also helping deter others…

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Accountability & Targeted Sanctions

Human Rights First and Transparency International U.S. Condemn U.S. Corruption Sanctions Relief for Hungarian Official

Press contacts: Human Rights First: [email protected] Transparency International U.S.: [email protected] Washington, D.C. — Today, Human Rights First and Transparency International U.S. condemned the Trump administration’s decision to grant unprecedented sanctions relief…

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Access to U.S. Asylum

Judge Temporarily Halts Trump Administration’s Attempt to Revoke Legal Status of Hundreds of Thousands; Grants Class Certification

Judge’s ruling covers people who came through “CHNV” humanitarian parole processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans BOSTON—A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled against the Trump administration today, halting its…

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Government Statements in Chung Case Confirm Its Unconstitutional, Un-American Actions

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