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In Poland, Biden Must Meet NGOs and Refugees

March 23, 2022

WASHINGTON D.C.  – President Biden, scheduled to hold talks Friday with Polish government representatives in Warsaw, should meet with refugees and leaders of non-governmental organizations working…

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Marking Two Years of Illegal, Inhumane Title 42 Expulsions: Nearly 10,000 Violent Attacks on Asylum Seekers and Migrants

March 17, 2022

WASHINGTON D.C.  – Human Rights First today released new findings on the grave and rising human rights abuses inflicted by the Title 42 policy under the…

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Human Rights First Responds to TPS Decision for Afghans

March 16, 2022

WASHINGTON D.C. – Seven months after the fall of the elected government and the return of the Taliban, Human Rights First welcomes today’s announcement by the…

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MARCH 16, 2022 Human Rights First Commends DOJ Action on Transnational Repression

March 16, 2022

WASHINGTON D.C. – Human Rights First lauds today’s action by the Department of Justice (DOJ), which charged five defendants with various crimes involving harassing and spying…

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Human Rights First Calls for Nominations for 2022 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award

March 10, 2022

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Human Rights First announced a call for nominations for the 2022 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award. Nominations are due by…

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Human Rights First Announces Addition of Inaugural Chief Legal Officer

March 8, 2022

WASHINGTON D.C. Human Rights First is pleased to announce that Licha M. Nyiendo today joins the organization as its inaugural Chief Legal Officer.

Her hiring is…

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Conviction for January 6 Insurrection Helps Protect Our Democracy

March 8, 2022

WASHINGTON D.C. –  In the first criminal trial of insurrectionists who stormed the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, a jury today convicted a Texas…

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Court of Appeals blocks use of public health to expel families to danger

March 4, 2022

Cites Human Rights First research in noting harms to victims of Title 42

WASHINGTON D.C.  — In the wake of the D.C. Circuit Court of…

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