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Spotlight Award
October 11, 2024
The Human Rights First Spotlight Award celebrates individuals or organizations who exemplify inspiration, innovation, elevation, and uniqueness in their advocacy for human rights. Inspiration: The…
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CEO Susan Hendrickson reflects on the role of lawyers in the fight for human rights
September 27, 2024
On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia and signed a document that continues to define the shape of our…
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Vladimir Kara-Murza is free from Russian prison
August 12, 2024
The last time I spoke with Vladimir Kara-Murza he was on the screen of a Zoom webinar, talking about the harm that corruption and dictatorship…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Release of Vladimir Kara-Murza, Other Political Prisoners
August 1, 2024
Human Rights First today joyfully welcomed the long-overdue release of Vladimir Kara-Murza, the human rights activist, opposition leader, and journalist who has been detained in…
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Statement on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Address to Congress
July 23, 2024
WASHINGTON DC – Human Rights First today called on President Biden and Congress to use the visit of Prime Minister… Read More
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Q & A: International Criminal Court
July 17, 2024
Q & A: International Criminal Court Today, on the anniversary of the day when the International Criminal Court’s founding treaty was approved, we asked our…
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United Nations Submits General Allegations to the United States for its Enforced Disappearances of Migrants
June 14, 2024
“I did not know if my daughters were alive or dead for almost a week” WASHINGTON – Seven immigrants’ rights organizations applaud the United Nations…
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Susan Hendrickson to Serve as Human Rights First’s Interim President and CEO
May 29, 2024
Human Rights First’s Board of Directors appoints Susan Hendrickson, a nationally recognized lawyer, human rights advocate, and expert on emerging technology to serve as interim…
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Letter to President Biden Re: Threats to the International Criminal Court
May 23, 2024
Dear President Biden: We write as organizations with a steadfast commitment to justice for grave international crimes and therefore to the success of the International…
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Human Rights First Condemns Biden Administration Returning Vulnerable People to Haiti
May 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the United States deported another group of Haitians back to a country plagued with instability and violence despite the United Nations…
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Q&A with “Mother Mushroom”
May 12, 2024
In an interview with Human Rights First’s former client, Quynh Nguyen, she tells her story of dissent, motherhood, and human rights advocacy in Vietnam, which…