Tuesday, January 12, 2021 – 9:06amFor the Biden Administration, 10 Lessons from 10 Years of U.S. Mideast PolicyBrian DooleyThe Arab Spring uprisings began ten years ago, taking the U.S. government and most of the rest of the world by surprise.
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Human Rights First and Scores of NGOs and Legal Clinics File Amicus Brief In Support of Overturning “Remain in Mexico” Policy
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First, the National Immigration Law Center (“NILC”), and Sidley Austin LLP today filed an amicus curiae—friend of the court—brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in a case challenging the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols (“MPP…
Read moreHuman Rights First Deplores China’s Continuing Assault on Hong Kong
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First today condemned the Chinese government’s latest wave of arrests in Hong Kong, which included more than 50 pro-democracy officials and leading voices of dissent.
“If the Hong Kong authorities think they will end opposit…
Read moreOn 19th Anniversary of the Opening of Guantánamo, Human Rights First Calls for Its Closure
Washington, D.C. — Nineteen years ago, the first detainees arrived at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay as part of an effort to subvert the rule of law based on the false assumption that the Constitution did not apply to the men detained an…
Read moreHuman Rights First Demands Justice For The Assault On the Capitol
Human Rights First urges immediate action to bring those responsible for the assault on our nation’s Capitol to justice. “In[…]
Read moreHow AI Could Help the Fight for Accountability and Justice
Friday, December 11, 2020 – 1:03pmHow AI Could Help the Fight for Accountability and JusticeBrian DooleyThis time last year, I was in Hong Kong, meeting with human rights activists and documenting the large pro-democracy demonstrations.
Read moreHuman Rights First Celebrates Human Rights Defenders, Pro Bono Lawyers Working for Refugees
NEW YORK – As threats to democracy and human rights remain on the rise and more people are displaced than at any time in history, Human Rights First is recognizing defenders of human rights and honoring legal professionals who work to ensure safety for…
Read moreHuman Rights First Decries New Rules to Limit Asylum Eligibility
Rules would create sweeping new categorical bars to asylum and eliminate rules intended to ensure refugee families are not separated
Read moreElection Protection: A Call to Action for the Black Community
“The Vote is the most important non-violent tool we have.” The Honorable Congressman John Lewis During the first presidential candidates’[…]
Read moreAmy Coney Barrett’s Troubling Record on Asylum and Immigration
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 – 1:35pmAmy Coney Barrett’s Troubling Record on Asylum and ImmigrationJulia NeusnerRebecca GendelmanAnika AdesThe Senate Judiciary hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett featured extensive exchanges on abortion r…
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