April 5, 2021
WASHINGTON — Albert Ho, recipient of Human Rights First’s 2020 Roger Baldwin Medal of Liberty, and six other advocates were convicted April 1…
April 2, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden administration announced that it has revoked Executive Order 13928, under which the Trump administration in 2020 imposed targeted sanctions on…
March 31, 2021
WASHINGTON – Each year, the U.S. Department of State releases reports on the state of human rights in nations around the world, highlighting pressing concerns…
March 26, 2021
NEW YORK — Human Rights First welcomed today’s reintroduction of the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act by Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Adam Smith…
March 24, 2021
Mike Breen testified before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on the effectiveness of sanctions on curbing global human rights abuse
WASHINGTON, D.C. —…
March 22, 2021
WASHINGTON – Scott Johnston, associate attorney for human rights accountability at Human Rights First responded to news that the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the…
March 13, 2021
Vladimir Kara-Murza arrested Saturday during independent political forum
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First’s President and CEO Michael Breen released this statement after today’s arrest…
March 12, 2021
WASHINGTON — After four years leading Human Rights First’s effort to advance a U.S. foreign policy rooted in a commitment to human rights, Senior Vice…