We found 506 results for “Religious Freedom”.
Press
Human Rights First Names Uzra Zeya as President and CEO
April 1, 2025
Media Contact: [email protected] New York, NY – Human Rights First, a leading international human rights organization founded in 1978 to advance freedom and protect rights, announced…
Blog
Five Activists Face Trial in Poland After Helping Migrants
January 20, 2025
Next Tuesday, January 28, five people go on trial in Poland after providing humanitarian aid to people at the Poland-Belarus border. They face serious criminal…
Letter
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy Trumps Hatred and Ill-Will
January 20, 2025
Eight Organizations Join Together on January 20 Read More
Refugee Voice
Fleeing Persecution: My Fight for Survival and Justice from Kosovo to America
December 18, 2024
By Arbana Xharra Read More
Blog
“When You Love Something, You Fight for It”: LGBTQI+ Rights Advocacy in Uganda
October 23, 2024
By Clare Byarugaba Content warning: the following piece discusses topics of homophobia, violence, and rape. I always get culture shock whenever I’m in a place…
Statement
President & CEO Remarks: 2024 Awards Celebration
October 15, 2024
October 8, 2024 – Cipriani 25 Broadway – New York, NY Good evening. And thank you for joining us here tonight. As I look around…
Press
Human Rights First Recognizes Clare Byarugaba with William D. Zabel Human Rights Award
September 30, 2024
New York, NY—Human Rights First will award Clare Byarugaba, one of the few openly LGBTQI+ rights activists in Uganda, its William D. Zabel Award in…
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…
Blog, Refugee Voice
An Afghan woman’s fight for gender equity
March 29, 2024
By Camila Rice-Aguilar “Being a human rights activist in Afghanistan – especially for women’s rights – it is impossible to live a simple life without…
Fact Sheet
Basics of Asylum
November 29, 2023
Authors: Geoffrey Louden and Christina Asencio | Read the factsheet The United States has a long and proud history of allowing people to request asylum and…
Blog
Bahrain Faces New Crisis As Prison Protests Escalate
August 18, 2023
By Brian Dooley Bahrain is lurching into another crisis as hundreds of prisoners protest about the lack of adequate medical care. Among those denied the…
Blog
From Magnitsky to the Mothers of Mariupol
October 12, 2022
Congress Must Stand with Victims and Strengthen the Global Magnitsky Act By Mike Abramowitz In recent weeks, the world has once again been confronted with the…