December 21, 2020
WASHINGTON — Today, Human Rights First, alongside counsel at Williams & Connolly, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s sweeping new anti-refugee regulation, which will…
December 16, 2020
WASHINGTON – In a new report, Human Rights First details the disgraceful abuse of the human rights of refugees at the U.S.…
December 15, 2020
Final rule creates virtually insurmountable barriers for asylum seekers to apply for and be granted humanitarian protection
WASHINGTON — A final rule that will result…
December 11, 2020
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First applauds the passage of several important provisions related to human rights in the final FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),…
December 10, 2020
NEW YORK – On December 10, 1948, nations from around the world formally adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a document imbued with…
December 10, 2020
WASHINGTON – In the waning days of the current administration, the Trump U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Justice have rammed through a sweeping final…
December 7, 2020
NEW YORK—Human Rights First today applauded the European Union’s launch of a global, targeted sanctions regime able to hold individuals and entities accountable for serious human rights violations…
December 3, 2020
Hong Kong lawyer and advocate has been a leading figure in the pro-democracy movement
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First announced today that it will…