May 5, 2006
(New York, May 5, 2006) – The United States’ opening presentation before the U.N. Committee against Torture failed to make clear the United States’ commitment…
March 28, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in the case of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. This case is a major test of…
March 21, 2006
Verdict Makes Clear Using Dogs to Threaten Detainees Strictly Prohibited
Human Rights First Calls for Senior Command to Be Held Accountable for Ordering and Tolerating…
March 17, 2006
Testimony Revealed High-Level Authorization of Use of Dogs Against Detainees
WASHINGTON, DC – The Defense has rested in the court martial of Army dog handler…
March 16, 2006
NEW YORK — The Sudan Social Development Organization (SUDO), a human rights and development organization based in Khartoum, has been ordered to suspend its activities…
March 15, 2006
Judicial Oversight Could Be the Difference between Life and Death for Asylum Seekers
WASHINGTON, DC – Attorneys with Human Rights First (HRF), one of the…
March 10, 2006
NEW YORK – Human Rights First today urged Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to raise human rights issues with Indonesian officials when she visits the…
March 2, 2006
NEW YORK – The Senate Judiciary Committee will take up a controversial immigration reform bill today. Human Rights First is concerned that some provisions in the…