We found 527 results for “Human Trafficking”.
Press, Statement
Punishing People Seeking Asylum Is Not a Solution
May 31, 2024
Human Rights First is alarmed at today’s announcement that DOJ and DHS are increasing resources to conduct more federal criminal prosecutions for immigration violations. Criminal…
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Child Trafficking and Child Labor Continues to Plague India
April 8, 2024
By Siona Chibber, Communications Intern Human trafficking among children in India has been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic. New Delhi alone has seen…
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For trans migrants forced to flee their homes, the violence continues at our border
March 29, 2024
By Sydney Randall A few months ago in Tijuana, Mexico, our Director of Research and Analysis for Refugee Protection Christina Asenico met two couples from…
Fact Sheet
Preserving Judicial Review of Asylum Decisions
February 5, 2024
As with most final decisions of federal agencies, U.S. law has long ensured access to federal court review in immigration cases, including asylum. This crucial…
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Lawyers must step up to combat human trafficking
January 30, 2024
By Licha Nyiendo, Chief Legal Officer Human trafficking, or modern-day slavery, is abhorrent and takes many insidious forms. It is a crime where traffickers exploit…
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Use of Magnitsky Sanctions by U.S. Government Declines
December 7, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today released a report, Slow Progress: U.S. Global Magnitsky Sanctions in their Sixth Year, which finds a significant decline…
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Human Rights First and our partners launch Magnitsky Month 2023
November 13, 2023
This November, Human Rights First and our partners mark Magnitsky Month, an annual effort to advocate for the use of Magnitsky-style sanctions to address human…
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Human Rights First Mourns Human Rights Champion Senator Dianne Feinstein
September 29, 2023
WASHINGTON – With the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein, Human Rights First pays tribute to her profoundly important work and the indelible mark she left…
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Asylum Ban Increases Threats of Sexual Violence Against LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers
August 22, 2023
By Claire Hunt, Human Rights First intern Facing persecution and violence in their home countries, many LGBTQ+ people are forced to flee their homes and…
Fact Sheet
U.S. GLOBAL MAGNITSKY SANCTIONS
June 30, 2023
The best-known of the United States government’s (USG) targeted sanctions tools to address human rights abuse and corruption is the Global Magnitsky (GloMag) sanctions program.…
Profile
ELAB profile interview: Noah Ponton
May 5, 2023
The opinions expressed in this blog post are those of its author and do not necessarily reflect the policies, positions, or work of Human Rights…
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Human Rights First Condemns Administration Plan to Fast-Track Asylum Screenings
January 27, 2023
WASHINGTON DC – Human Rights First calls on the administration to abandon a plan once used by the Trump administration and focus instead on upholding…