August 10, 2021
WASHINGTON – Sergei V. Kovalev, a stalwart defender of human rights in the Soviet and post-Communist eras, died Monday, August 9 in Moscow. Michael Breen,…
August 6, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, 16 veteran organizations representing over 3 million members sent a letter to the Biden administration calling for the expeditious evacuation directly…
August 2, 2021
WASHINGTON — Human Rights First expressed grave concern about a new Centers for Disease Control (CDC) order issued today, based on Title 42 of U.S.…
August 2, 2021
WASHINGTON – With a rise in violence by the Taliban as U.S. troops near their full withdrawal from Afghanistan, Human Rights First welcomed today’s announcement that the State…
July 30, 2021
WASHINGTON – Early this morning more than 200 Afghans landed in the United States, the first flight of the promised evacuation of our wartime allies.…
July 29, 2021
Human rights group calls on Biden to sign this urgent funding bill
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Congress passed a measure that will provide…
July 27, 2021
WASHINGTON – Last night, the Biden administration announced plans to subject certain families who enter the United States between ports of entry to the fundamentally flawed…
July 20, 2021
WASHINGTON – The State Department today confirmed that approximately 2,500 Afghans – 700 nationals who aided the U.S. war effort and their families – will be temporarily…