We found 2129 results for “Torture”.
Issue Brief
Threats to Refugee and Human Rights Treaties and the Rules-Based Order
September 22, 2025
With the high-level UN General Assembly meeting this week, the pending Trump administration “review” of U.S. membership in international organizations and treaties, and reports of…
Letter
Upholding Not Undermining International Law: Civil Society Open Letter to States
September 22, 2025
The 268 faith-based, non-governmental, and other civil society organizations listed below call on UN Member States to uphold, preserve, strengthen, and celebrate international refugee, human…
Blog
Neither Shaming nor Naming: New Data on the Confidential Visa Bans under Section 7031(c)
September 17, 2025
By Adam Keith In a December 2024 request, then-Senator Ben Cardin asked the State Department to share unclassified data with Congress on the confidential side…
Press
Cristosal Receives 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award from Human Rights First
September 11, 2025
New York City — Human Rights First is proud to honor Cristosal with the 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award in recognition of the…
Press
Human Rights First calls for strong and urgent U.S. diplomatic and resettlement initiatives to protect Afghans at risk of Taliban persecution
August 21, 2025
Washington, D.C. — In advance of the Government of Pakistan’s September 1, 2025, deportation deadline for Afghan refugees, Human Rights First urges the Trump administration…
Blog
Unpacking the U.S. Sanctions on a UN Special Rapporteur
August 20, 2025
In its zeal to punish the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigating in Gaza, the Trump administration in February created a sanctions program so expansive…
Press
Human Rights Reports Exemplify Trump Administration’s Destructive, Hypocritical Stance on Rights
August 13, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Human Rights First deeply opposes the Trump administration’s dramatic cuts and politically driven revisions to the Department of State’s annual Country Reports…
Testimony
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
Human Rights First along with over a dozen non-profit organizations would like to thank you for your attention around the egregious human rights abuses we…
Press
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Holds Public Hearing on Trump Administration’s Systemic Human Rights Violations Against Immigrants
July 24, 2025
Washington D.C. — A coalition of immigrants’ rights organizations participated today in a public hearing held by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that…
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Human Rights First Calls for Accountability and Justice for those Disappeared to Torture at the CECOT and Issues Warning for U.S. Democracy
July 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C – With the release and transfer to Venezuela of 252 Venezuelans from the CECOT in El Salvador, where they were tortured and abused…
Press
Supreme Court’s Ruling Endangers the Rule of Law, Lives of Eight People
July 3, 2025
New York, NY–In response to today’s ruling by the Supreme Court, which allows the government to send eight men currently in Djibouti to war-torn South…
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Supreme Court Sides Against Noncitizens in Third Country Deportations Case
June 23, 2025
Today, the United States Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to stay a preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the District…