July 31, 2012
Human Rights First welcomes the decision of Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to exercise the discretionary authority vested in her by Congress in 2005, and again in…
June 12, 2012
U.S. Immigration Detention System Falls Far Short of Human Rights Standards, Should be Reformed
On June 21, 2012 the newly appointed Special Rapporteur on the…
May 31, 2012
Existing sanctions and future steps the U.S. Administration should take.
April 30, 2012
On April 23, 2012, President Barack Obama announced the creation of the Atrocities Prevention Board (APB), a high-level, interagency group responsible for…
February 29, 2012
9,000+ civilian deaths since the start of the uprising in March 2011, though local groups estimate the number to be higher.
1,179 civilians have died…
February 29, 2012
The Consequences of Criminalizing “Defamation of Religions”
Updated March 2012
For over a decade, efforts have been made in several venues at the United Nations…
December 31, 2011
Science shows torture is counterproductive. Although pain is commonly assumed to facilitate cooperation, scientific research suggests abusive questioning – including sleep deprivation and stress positions…