December 6, 2006
New York, NY – Human Rights First welcomes the release of Cuban activist and independent librarian Héctor Palacios Ruíz on December 6, 2006. Palacios is…
December 1, 2006
U.N. Review of Refugee Detention? This month marked the international celebrations of Human Rights Day and International Migrants Day. Here in the United States, when…
November 21, 2006
Human Rights First welcomed the release November 20 of Cuban journalist Oscar Mario González Pérez, who had been held without trial since his arrest in…
November 16, 2006
President Bush should ask the Indonesian president about his government’s failure to convict anyone for the fatal poisoning of Munir Said Thalib two years ago,…
November 1, 2006
Material Support Update: Call to Action Dear Friends and Colleagues, During this season of thanksgiving and hope, we urge you to take a moment to write…
October 24, 2006
Human Rights First condemns the Sudanese government’s expulsion of Jan Pronk, the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Sudan. Mr.…
October 1, 2006
Material Support Update: DHS Delay Continues, State Department Exempts Some Chin Refugees From Material Support Bar On Thursday, October 19, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice…
September 28, 2006
Human Rights First today denounced the Military Commissions Act of 2006, passed yesterday by the House and today by the Senate. By passing this law,…