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Coalition Offers Recommendations for Resolving Afghan Crisis

April 13, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Evacuate Our Allies (EOA) today released a report that analyzes the humanitarian record of the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and provides…

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Human Rights First Welcomes Steps to Protect Ukrainians and Urges the Biden Administration to Honor its Promise to At-Risk Afghans

April 12, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – While Human Rights First welcomes reports of the establishment of a special parole program for Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression, the organization calls on the…

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Permanent Global Magnitsky Act Will Ensure Perpetrators Face Consequences

April 12, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a yearlong advocacy campaign by Human Rights First and Freedom House, the organizations welcomed the permanent reauthorization of the Global Magnitsky…

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Russian Human Rights Activist Vladimir Kara-Murza Arrested in Moscow

April 11, 2022

WASHINGTON D.C. – Vladimir Kara-Murza, the Russian democracy activist, historian, twice-poisoned critic of Vladimir Putin’s regime, and a senior advisor to Human Rights First, was reportedly…

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Human Rights First Opposes Attempts to Codify Inhumane Title 42 Expulsion Policy

April 7, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Human Rights First opposes the Lankford-Sinema bill that would codify the misuse of Title 42 to illegally block and expel people seeking asylum from…

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Human Rights First aprueba la decisión de terminar con la Política del Título 42 Pide un fin a las Expulsiones al Peligro

April 1, 2022

WASHINGTON D.C. – Después de dos años de ardua defensa, Human Rights First aprueba el anuncio hecho hoy por la administración de Biden y los Centros…

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Human Rights First Welcomes Decision to End Title 42 Policy, Calls for Halt to Expulsions to Danger

April 1, 2022

WASHINGTON D.C. – After two years of steadfast advocacy, Human Rights First welcomes today’s decision by the Biden administration and the Centers for Disease Control and…

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New Asylum Rule Imposes Counterproductive Rocket Docket Adjudications that Threaten Accurate Asylum Decisions

March 24, 2022

WASHINGTON D.C. – In response to the new interim final rule issued today by the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice, Human Rights First…

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