Human Rights First is pleased to announce that Joshua Colangelo-Bryan has joined the organization as Special Counsel.  In this role Josh will spearhead innovative impact litigation, legal initiatives, ...

How Russia Targeted and Killed HRD Tigran Galustyan in Ukraine On Sunday, October 6, 2024, Human Rights Defender (HRD) Tigran ...

Human Rights First exists to actualize free and equal societies, leading actions that hold oppressors accountable and free people from injustice. Over our 40-year history, Human Rights First has ...

Human Rights First has been documenting human rights issues in Ukraine since Russia’s 2014 invasion. Since the full-scale invasion of February 2022 I’ve made 17 research visits to the country, ...

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Content Warning: This story and its accompanying photos include detailed descriptions of war, violence, physical assault, and threats against children. Twice in my life, the United States has been my ...

The U.S. and Mexican governments’ reliance on deterrence and externalization policies that violate human rights, and collaboration by Mexican state actors with non-state criminals, contribute ...

Ensuring Safety and Support for Human Rights Defenders of Asylum Seekers, Refugees, and Other Migrants Targeted by Illegal Pushback Policies, Extremist Attacks, and Harassment by Government Officials ...

As we mark Human Rights Day, your support for the work of Human Rights First could not be more necessary or urgent. At Human Rights First we imagine a world where every person can live a life of ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden administration finalized a new rule to allow consideration of bars to asylum during initial asylum screening interviews—when people have just arrived in the country, are ...

Thank you, Chairman Cardin and Ranking Member Risch, for holding this hearing on the implementation of Global Magnitsky sanctions and for the opportunity to testify before the committee. Human Rights ...