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Human Rights First Honors Two Law Firms with the Marvin E. Frankel Award

September 6, 2023

NEW YORK — Human Rights First today announced that two law firms will be honored with this year’s Marvin E. Frankel Award for Pro Bono…

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Murders in Jacksonville Show Danger of Mainstreaming White Supremacy

August 28, 2023

Human Rights First mourns another senseless hate-motivated attack 

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Egyptian Rights Defenders Call for Changes to U.S. Policy on Egypt

August 11, 2023

NEW YORK –To acknowledge the 10th anniversary of the Egyptian government’s massacre of protesters in the Rabaa and Nahda neighborhoods of Cairo, Human Rights First…

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Human Rights First Denounces Abbott’s Anti-Immigrant Cruelty, Urges Halt to Operation Lone Star

August 9, 2023

WASHINGTON – With new reports of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s latest extreme anti-immigrant actions, Human Rights First again called on the Biden administration to take…

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Lawsuit Filed Against Patriot Front for Racist Attack in Boston

August 8, 2023

BOSTON – Today, Human Rights First joined the law firm of Foley Hoag LLP in filing a civil…

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Human Rights First Calls for Removal of National Guard Troops from Southern Border

August 3, 2023

WASHINGTON D.C. – With yesterday’s decision by the Biden administration to withdraw most active duty troops from the U.S.-Mexico border, Human Rights…

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Commending U.S. Policy on ICC’s Ukraine Investigation

July 27, 2023

WASHINGTON – With reports that President Biden has authorized the U.S. government to share evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine with the…

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Federal Court Finds Asylum Ban Unlawful

July 25, 2023

WASHINGTON – Judge Jon Tigar of the California Northern District Court today ruled that the Biden administration’s asylum ban policy is unlawful, but delayed the…

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