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Toothless Human Rights Reports Will Give Free Pass to Autocrats
April 18, 2025
Washington, DC – Human Rights First is alarmed by media reports of dramatic cuts to the U.S. Department of State’s annual Country Reports on Human…
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Court Protects Nationwide Class from Deportations to Nondesignated Countries Without Notice and Opportunity to Seek Protection from Torture
April 18, 2025
Boston, MA – Today, a federal judge in Boston certified a nationwide class of individuals with final removal orders who have been removed or face…
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What abuses and corrupt acts can be sanctioned in different Magnitsky jurisdictions?
April 17, 2025
By Nina Moraitou-Politzi Targeted financial sanctions have become a key tool in holding perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and acts of corruption to account,…
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Judge Temporarily Halts Trump Administration’s Attempt to Revoke Legal Status of Hundreds of Thousands; Grants Class Certification
April 14, 2025
Judge’s ruling covers people who came through “CHNV” humanitarian parole processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans BOSTON—A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled against the…
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Human Rights First Condemns White House Visit, Abusive Policies of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele
April 11, 2025
Press contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C.— Human Rights First strongly condemns the White House’s invitation and upcoming meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, whose authoritarian…
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Pakistan must stop returns of Afghans to persecution, Trump administration must restart resettlement
April 3, 2025
Media Contact: [email protected] As Pakistan’s latest deadline for a new wave of deportations and detentions of Afghans approaches on April 10, Human Rights First calls…
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Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Unlawful Deportations to Third Countries Without Notice and Opportunity to Seek Protection from Persecution or Torture
March 24, 2025
Boston, MA – Yesterday, four individuals with final removal orders filed a national class action in federal district court in Boston, Massachusetts. The lawsuit challenges the…
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Invocation of Wartime Era Authority Sets Country on Perilous Path
March 16, 2025
Human Rights First unequivocally condemns the Trump administration’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a tool for immigration detention, removal and evasion…
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Bahrain’s Chance to Release Itself from its Past
February 14, 2025
By Brian Dooley A lot can happen in 14 years. Seismic historical shifts haven’t taken that long. Neither the Russian revolution, nor the Great Depression,…
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Dr. Laila Souief’s Downing Street Hunger Strike Continues as her Son Alaa Remains in Egyptian Prison
February 11, 2025
Dr. Laila Souief looked small and frail, but her voice was determined as she addressed the media outside Downing Street in London yesterday. She is…
Egypt Tries to Lipstick the Pig at its UN UPR
January 31, 2025
Even the most authoritarian regimes care about their international reputation on human rights. This week, it was Egypt’s turn to be examined by the United…
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Jailing Immigrant Families Inflicts Severe Harms and Wastes Resources
January 23, 2025
Detention of immigrant families inflicts irreversible harm. Medical experts, international authorities, members of Congress, faith leaders, human rights advocates, whistleblowers, the American Bar Association, and…