February 28, 2013
HOW TARGETING THIRD PARTIES CAN SLOW THE ATROCITIES IN SYRIA
The Syrian conflict is a human rights catastrophe. Over the past two years, nearly 70,000…
July 31, 2012
Maritime Arms Shipments from Russia to Syria
In its brutal crackdown on civilians, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria has committed mass atrocities.…
June 20, 2012
Bahrain has undergone an alarming upsurge of violence and harassment aimed at human rights defenders since February 2011. Human rights defenders have been beaten up,…
May 16, 2012
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) refugees are often among the most vulnerable and isolated of refugees. This is especially true in places where…
January 3, 2012
Washington, DC – Human rights defenders, medics, students and others targeted by the Bahraini government in its crackdown on pro-democracy efforts continue to face detention and…
December 4, 2011
Around the world, refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, and others viewed as “foreign” have been the targets of violent attacks. Xenophobic, racist, and other forms of…
November 10, 2011
Human Rights First submitted a Shadow Report to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in November 2011 for consideration in its…
October 5, 2011
Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) committed to transform the U.S. immigration detention system by…