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Letter from Military Veteran and Family Organizations to Secretary Hegseth on Civilian Harm Mitigation Programs

June 24, 2025

Dear Secretary Hegseth,

As organizations representing thousands of military veterans and their families across the United States, we write to express our concern regarding

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Letter Urging Rejection of Confirmation of Anthony Tata as Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

June 2, 2025

Dear Leader Thune and Leader Schumer:

Human Rights First and the undersigned 37 organizations, representing civil and human rights…

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Letter to the FCDO Regarding the Need to Increase Global Leadership in Accountability for Human Rights Abuses and Corruption Through Targeted Sanctions

April 4, 2025

A letter to the UK Minister of State on behalf of Human Rights First and REDRESS recommending that the United Kingdom build on existing leadership…

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Letters to the governments of Costa Rica and Panama urge countries to address injustices relating to U.S. return scheme

March 27, 2025

International human rights organizations urge the governments of Costa Rica and Panama to address human rights abuses resulting from their agreement to receive…

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy Trumps Hatred and Ill-Will

January 20, 2025

Washington, DC, January 20, 2025

Building from a first term riddled with policies that violated human rights, the incoming Trump administration has proposed a dangerous…

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Disappearances of Migrants as a Result of United States’ and Mexico’s Migration Policies

December 16, 2024

A joint submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants

The U.S. and Mexican governments’ reliance on…

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Veterans and Civil Rights Organizations Urge Congress to Reject Harmful Provisions in the NDAA

November 19, 2024

Dear Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Wicker, Chairman Rogers, and Ranking Member Smith:

As Senate and House conferees meet to discuss their…

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Human Rights First’s Comment on the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security’s Final Rule on Securing the Border

November 5, 2024

Human Rights First Comment on the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security’s Final Rule on Securing the Border, USCIS Docket No. USCIS 2024-0006; A.G. Order…

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