Press
Invoking the Insurrection Act Against Protestors Would Be an Escalation of Authoritarian Powers
January 15, 2026
New ICE Flight Monitor Report Shows Avelo Airlines Flew Nearly One in Five ICE Flights as part of Massive Expansion of ICE Domestic Transfer and Deportation Flights
January 12, 2026
Human Rights First Deplores U.S. Retreat from and Repudiation of Key International Human Rights and Legal Bodies
January 9, 2026
On the Fifth Anniversary of the Attack on our Nation’s Capitol, Human Rights First Warns of Ongoing Threats to Democracy
January 6, 2026
Human Rights First condena la ilegalidad de la acción militar en Venezuela y pide una transición legítima hacia la democracia
January 3, 2026
Human Rights First Condemns the Illegality of Military Action in Venezuela and Calls for Legitimate Transition to Democracy
January 3, 2026
Blog
UK Parliament Asks For Human Rights First’s Advice on Northern Ireland Legacy Laws
January 13, 2026
Evacuating Civilians From Ukraine’s Front Line in the Snow
January 8, 2026
At Kharkiv Cemetery for Slava, Killed by a Russian Drone on Christmas Day
January 2, 2026
Ukraine’s Cold War: Despite Peace Talks, Winter Bites Hard at the Eastern Front
December 30, 2025
A Threat to Truth: The U.S. Administration’s Campaign to Silence Dissent and the Free Press
December 18, 2025
Beyond the Uniform: Ensuring Equal Rights for Service Members
December 17, 2025
Report
ICE Flight Monitor: December 2025 Monthly Report
January 9, 2026
ICE Flight Monitor: November 2025 Monthly Report
December 11, 2025
Human Rights First 2025 Highlights
November 23, 2025
ICE Flight Monitor: October 2025 Report
November 13, 2025
ATTACKING THE WATCHDOGS
October 23, 2025
Report to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Follow Up to July 24, 2025 Public Hearing, “Human rights situation of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers”
October 14, 2025
Amicus Brief
Human Rights First Joins ACLU and NYCLU in Amicus Brief to Protect First Amendment Rights and Interests of NGOs Advocating for U.S. Sanctions
April 25, 2025
Amicus Brief challenging Interim Final Rule: “Securing the Border”
July 30, 2024
Amicus Letter to Mexican Supreme Court on “Remain in Mexico”
October 5, 2023
Amicus brief in U.S. v. Suquilanda
November 16, 2022
Lousiana v. CDC
August 3, 2022
SFFA v. Harvard & UNC
July 28, 2022
Fact Sheet
Understanding U.S. Security Screening for Asylum and Refugee Programs
December 11, 2025
Refugee Resettlement for Fiscal Year 2026: Refugee Populations At-Risk
September 29, 2025
U.S. VISA SANCTIONS UNDER SECTION 7031(C)
September 17, 2025
Unequal Protection: Reconciliation Bill Will Deny Due Process and Return the Most Vulnerable to Persecution Through Exorbitant Fees to Seek Asylum
June 11, 2025
Trapped in Danger: Trump Administration Policies Endanger Persecuted LGBTQI+ People
June 5, 2025
The U.S. Government is Forcibly Disappearing Migrants
May 1, 2025
Letter
Upholding Not Undermining International Law: Civil Society Open Letter to States (December 2025, reissued)
December 5, 2025
Human Rights First Comment on the Department of Homeland Security’s Interim Final Rule, “Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents,” Docket No. USCIS-2025-0271
December 3, 2025
Upholding Not Undermining International Law: Civil Society Open Letter to States
September 22, 2025
Re: Human Rights First Comment on the Department of Education’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, Docket No. ED-2025-OPE-0016
September 17, 2025
Human Rights First and More than 80 Organizations Call on Congress to Uphold US Law and Suspend Security Assistance to Israel
August 13, 2025
Letter from Military Veteran and Family Organizations to Secretary Hegseth on Civilian Harm Mitigation Programs
June 24, 2025
Testimony
Testimony: Protecting Elected Officials and Candidates, Executive State officers, Election Officials, and Criminal Justice Participants Against Threats and Incidents of Political Violence
January 15, 2026
Remarks from Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Hearing on U.S. Government’s Human Rights Violations Against Immigrants and Asylum Seekers
July 24, 2025
Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump’s Lawless Third Country Disappearances
June 6, 2025
Testimony: The Need for an Authorized State Department
April 30, 2025
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Implementation of the Global Magnitsky Laws
December 9, 2024
Finucane Family Testifies in U.S. Congress About Inquiry into 1989 Murder of Belfast Human Rights Lawyer
November 20, 2024