August 31, 2005
Human Rights First Launches Book on Hate Crimes: NEW YORK, September 13, 2005 — In recent months, a black teenager was murdered with an axe in…
July 12, 2005
Human Rights First Welcomes Adoption of its Recommendation
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced today that he will create a new senior refugee policy position…
July 7, 2005
Human Rights First condemns the tragic attacks in London early Thursday July 7 and extends its sympathy to the people of the United Kingdom. We…
March 23, 2005
Proposed Law Will Hurt Refugees
U.S. Senate to Consider REAL ID Act Soon The United States Senate is poised to consider a bill that will put the lives…
February 24, 2005
New Homeland Security Secretary Should Make Reforms for Refugees
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Recommends Changes Urge New DHS Secretary to…
January 24, 2005
AG Ashcroft Sends Domestic Violence Case Back to Appeals Board
Partial Victory — But Rodi Alvarado’s Life Remains in Limbo
Attorney General John Ashcroft has…
December 16, 2002
Thanks to Senate Intelligence Committee’s report, torture is front-page news again. Some defenders of torture claim the participation of U.S. military personnel and intelligence officers…
November 17, 2002
(Washington, DC November 17, 2009) Human Rights First today praised the Senate for blocking an amendment that would have restricted the Obama Administration’s ability to…