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• New ICE Flight Monitor Report Shows Avelo Airlines Flew Nearly One in Five ICE Flights as part of Massive Expansion of ICE Domestic Transfer and Deportation Flights 

  January 12, 2026

  Washington D.C. — A new report from Human Rights First’s ICE Flight Monitor reveals…

• Human Rights First Deplores U.S. Retreat from and Repudiation of Key International Human Rights and Legal Bodies

  January 9, 2026

  Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First deplores President Trump’s reckless decision to defund and withdraw from  multilateral organizations and processes integral to supporting…

• On the Fifth Anniversary of the Attack on our Nation’s Capitol, Human Rights First Warns of Ongoing Threats to Democracy

  January 6, 2026

  Washington, D.C. – Today marks the fifth anniversary of a violent insurrection on our nation’s Capitol in a brazen attempt to defy the…

• Human Rights First condena la ilegalidad de la acción militar en Venezuela y pide una transición legítima hacia la democracia

  January 3, 2026

  Human Rights First condena la ilegalidad de la reciente acción militar emprendida por la administración Trump en Venezuela y su plan anunciado de tomar…

• Human Rights First Condemns the Illegality of Military Action in Venezuela and Calls for Legitimate Transition to Democracy

  January 3, 2026

  Human Rights First condemns the illegality of recent military action taken by the Trump administration in Venezuela and its announced plan to take…

• Human Rights First Seeks Sanctions for Torture in Bahrain Prisons 

  December 18, 2025

  Washington D.C. — Human Rights First today submitted a dossier to the U.S. government recommending targeted sanctions against Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah al Khalifa,…

• Human Rights First Slams Sweeping and Racist Travel Ban That Separates Families and Endangers Lives

  December 17, 2025

  Washington, D.C. — Human Rights First strongly condemns yesterday’s Travel Ban proclamation vastly expanding on the discriminatory June…

• New ICE Flight Monitor Report Shows Sharp Escalation of Deportation and Domestic Transfer Flights Under Trump Administration

  December 11, 2025

  Washington, D.C. — A new report from Human Rights First’s ICE Flight Monitor,…