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Human Rights First Welcomes EU’s Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, Urges Meaningful Implementation

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…

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Human Rights First Honors Hong Kong Human Rights Defender Albert Ho with Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award

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…

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Calling on Congress to Reform the “1033” Program in the Final NDAA

November 24, 2020

With the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) now in conference committee, Congress should ensure that the final bill includes critically important…

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Human Rights First Congratulates Board Member Tony Blinken on Nomination to Serve as Secretary of State

November 23, 2020

Blinken, a long-time board member, has stood with Human Rights First in defending human rights and democratic movements around the world

WASHINGTON — Human…

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Customs and Border Protection Report Reveals Systemic Lies to Asylum Seekers and American Public

October 30, 2020

WASHINGTON — A new investigation from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Ofhttps://www.humanrightsfirst.org/sites/default/files/OIG-21-02-Oct20.pdffice of the Inspector General (OIG) today revealed systemic disinformation given to…

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Human Rights First Decries New Rules to Limit Asylum Eligibility

October 21, 2020

Rules would create sweeping new categorical bars to asylum and eliminate rules intended to ensure refugee families are not separated

WASHINGTON  — Human Rights…

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Human Rights First Celebrates Human Rights Defenders, Pro Bono Lawyers Working for Refugees

October 19, 2020

NEW YORK – As threats to democracy and human rights remain on the rise and more people are displaced than at any time in history, Human…

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