April 7, 2009
“Today, more than ever, it is important to celebrate Europe’s largest minority on International Roma Day by making a commitment to protecting the human rights…
February 27, 2009
New York, NY – Human Rights First commends the Obama Administration’s decision to end Ali Saleh Kahlah al Marri’s illegitimate imprisonment without criminal charge for…
February 25, 2009
New York, NY – The release today of the State Department’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices follows a number of positive steps taken…
February 24, 2009
New York, NY – Human Rights First is deeply concerned by the Saint Petersburg City Court’s ruling against the leading Russian human rights organization Memorial…
February 24, 2009
Washington, DC – The Pentagon issued a report yesterday concluding that the conditions of confinement at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility comply with the humane-treatment requirements of the…
February 19, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. | Leading experts, including a former FBI director, an Army general who investigated detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib, and a former Under Secretary of…
February 18, 2009
Washington, DC – Human Rights First regrets the D.C. Circuit Court’s ruling today that the district court lacked authority to order the release into the United States…
February 16, 2009
New York, NY – Human Rights First and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, leading U.S. rights organizations, welcome the Obama administration’s decision…