Report

The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Need for U.S. Leadership

February 29, 2016

Foreword by Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker

The Syrian refugee crisis is at a pivotal moment. More than 11 million people are displaced within Syria, a…

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Breaking the Cycle of Violence

January 7, 2016

Countering Antisemitism and Extremism in France Executive Summary

The deadly terrorist attacks on November 13 in Paris, coming less than a year after the…

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Hope will Prevail: Advancing the Human Rights of LGBT People in the Dominican Republic

December 17, 2015

Executive Summary

Human Rights First traveled to the Dominican Republic in June and August of 2015 and spoke to activists, Dominican officials, and the U.S.…

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Corporate Liability and Human Trafficking

December 9, 2015

In our world of increased globalization and worldwide movement of goods and capital, companies can face legal liability if they fail to guard against human…

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Family Detention: Still Happening, Still Damaging

October 20, 2015

Introduction

The U.S. government’s policy of detaining asylum-seeking families, often the subject of intense political and legal debate, is harmful to children and their parents.…

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The World as it Should Be

July 9, 2015

Advancing the Human Rights of LGBT People in Jamaica Executive Summary

Human Rights First traveled to Jamaica in March 2015 and interviewed members of the…

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U.S. Detention of Families Seeking Asylum

June 15, 2015

Executive Summary

On June 20, 2014—ironically, on World Refugee Day—the Obama administration announced its strategy for addressing the increase in families and children seeking protection…

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What it took to make the torture report public

December 18, 2014

This is an excerpt from The Hill

America tortured. This much, at least, is common knowledge. But five years after the CIA’s post 9/11 rendition, detention,…

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