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

April 25, 2025

In an escalation of oligarchic control, the Georgian government is moving to further restrict civil society groups from accepting grants

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

April 24, 2025

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…

Attacks on Universities over Gaza Protests Threaten Students’ Free Speech  

April 21, 2025

This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. It is part of a partnership between UCLA Law and…

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

April 17, 2025

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…

Egypt Activists Exasperated at Fading EU Support

April 3, 2025

Activists in Egypt accuse the European Union of not using their leverage with the Cairo government to better protect them and to press for human…

Forgiveness for the Few: The New PSLF

March 27, 2025

This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. It is part of a partnership between UCLA Law and…

Restricting the Ballot: How the SAVE Act Could Undermine Voting Rights

March 20, 2025

This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. It is part of a partnership between UCLA Law and…

Public Education’s ‘Final Mission’ and the Dismantling of a Democratic Institution

March 19, 2025

By Hanah Stiverson

The United States is in the midst of a fascist uprising — and democratic institutions like public education are…