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Testimony
Testimony of Ira N. Forman for the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment hearing on Resisting Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia in Europe
January 28, 2020
Testimony of Ira N. Forman Senior Advisor for Combating Antisemitism Human Rights First HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EUROPE, EURASIA, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT Resisting…
Press
El Salvador Agreement a Fatal Deal for Asylum Seekers
September 20, 2019
New York City—In response to reports that the United States and El Salvador entering into a “safe third country” or similar “asylum cooperation” agreement in the…
Letter
2002 Iraq AUMF Repeal Provision in National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
September 10, 2019
Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members: We, the undersigned, are a diverse group of organizations with a range of missions and perspectives from across the ideological…
Letter
Coalition Letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the Commission on Unalienable Rights
July 22, 2019
The Honorable Michael Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Pompeo: We, the undersigned U.S. foreign policy, human…
Press
Expanding Deportation Powers for ICE and CBP Officers will Lead to Chaos, Dysfunction
July 22, 2019
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today condemned the Trump Administration’s plan to immediately expand the use of expedited removal to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection…
Letter
Letter to Congress on AUMF Repeal
July 3, 2019
Dear Chairman Engel and Ranking Member McCaul: We, the undersigned, are a diverse group of organizations with a range of missions and perspectives from across…
Press
New State Department Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Will Face Tough Challenges
February 5, 2019
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today welcomed the appointment of Elan Carr to the position of special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism at the Department…
Letter
Open Letter from Non-Governmental Organizations in Support of a Targeted, Global EU Human Rights Sanctions Regime
December 5, 2018
December 05, 2018 OPEN LETTER FROM NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF A TARGETED, GLOBAL EU HUMAN RIGHTS SANCTIONS REGIME Dear Ministers of Foreign Affairs,…
Blog
One Week After Pittsburgh: A Former Auschwitz Museum Employee’s Perspective
November 6, 2018
By Hannah Sattler The Shabbat morning prayers begin with these two words: Sh’ma Yisrael. The Shema prayers serve to awaken the individual and the community for…
Press
New Report Details Deteriorating Human Rights Conditions in Egypt
September 20, 2018
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) today released a new report detailing the severe crackdown on peaceful dissent and nongovernmental organizations…
Press
Human Rights First Marks the 17th Anniversary of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
September 11, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Today Human Rights First issued the following statement marking the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, that resulted in the deaths…
Blog
Charlottesville One Year Reunion: Act Against Hate, Don’t Talk About It
August 11, 2018
One year ago, Americans looked on in horror as tiki torch-carrying white nationalists chanted “Jew will not replace us” (sic) as they marched through the…