February 2, 2021
Human Rights First’s Senior Advisor for Human Rights Accountability Vladimir Kara-Murza released the following statement in response to the Russian government’s sentencing of anti-corruption campaigner and opposition…
February 2, 2021
Urgent Action Still Needed to Transit Vulnerable People to Safety in the U.S.
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First welcomed President Biden’s executive orders and announcement…
February 2, 2021
Dear President Biden:
We write to urge your administration to immediately end the misuse of Title 42 public health authority to illegally and inhumanely expel…
January 31, 2021
WASHINGTON – As Congress moves to impeach President Trump, it must also look at the actions of its own members who violated their oaths of…
January 29, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today marks the second anniversary of the Trump administration’s so-called “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP), also known as “Remain in Mexico,” which forced thousands of…
January 27, 2021
Washington, D.C.—Today, in a hearing before the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights, Human Rights First Senior Vice President for Policy Rob Berschinski outlined recommendations…
January 22, 2021
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First, the National Immigration Law Center (“NILC”), and Sidley Austin LLP today filed an amicus curiae—friend of the court—brief at the U.S. Supreme…
January 21, 2021
WASHINGTON – Tuesday’s Senate confirmation hearings strongly suggest that the Biden-Harris administration intends to move the United States government in positive new directions in terms…