February 14, 2026
This week marks fifteen years since Bahraini authorities violently crushed peaceful pro-democracy protests, unleashing a campaign of arbitrary detention and torture. After more than…
January 13, 2026
As the United Kingdom government grapples with overhauling the law on how to address issues from the Northern Ireland conflict, the British parliament has asked Human…
January 8, 2026
Kharkiv: It’s still dark after 7 a.m. when we leave Kharkiv city to evacuate people from the frontline village of Hontarivka, a few hours’ drive…
January 2, 2026
Kharkiv — Around a hundred of us gathered this morning in the sub-freezing cold at a city cemetery to remember volunteer activist Vyacheslav (Slava) Ilchenko, killed…
December 30, 2025
By Brian Dooley
Kharkiv: News of peace talks to end the war on Ukraine seems like something from a parallel universe here at the…
December 18, 2025
By: Democracy Protection Intern, Lauryne Vassor
This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First.
We are…
December 17, 2025
By Kaylee Rawlins, Communications Intern
This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First.
December 17, 2025
By Samantha Monteiro, Communications Intern This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. A 41-year-old…
Know Your Rights: Interacting with ICE and Federal Law Enforcement