WASHINGTON — A broad coalition of 70 humanitarian, 57 faith-based organizations and 15 veteran-led groups used a series of letters to call on the B
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Human Rights First Calls for Action to Fully End ‘Remain in Mexico’
WASHINGTON — Following the Department of Homeland Security’s issuance of a memorandum yesterday formally ending the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), Human Rights First called on the Biden administration to urgently take steps to end the policy and …
Read moreAdvocacy Groups Call on NATO Member States to Protect Afghan Civilians During Withdrawal of Forces
WASHINGTON – Today, Human Rights First and 16 partner organizations from seven countries published a letter calling on governments to act urgently to protect Afghan locally employed civilians (LECs) of NATO member states. With the imminent completion o…
Read morePolitics, Not Public Health, is Responsible for Refugees’ Suffering
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 – 5:18pmAlexandra YellinPolitics, Not Public Health, is Responsible for Refugees’ SufferingLast week, Human Rights First received a response to a Freedom of Inf
Read moreHuman Rights First Decries Jail Sentence for Baldwin Winner Albert Ho
NEW YORK — In Hong Kong today, human rights lawyer Albert Ho, recipient of Human Rights First’s 2020 Roger Baldwin Medal of Liberty, received two concurrent jail sentences of 18 months for his involvement in a 2019 pro-democracy march.
Read moreHuman Rights First on Jan. 6 commission vote
WASHINGTON — Chris Purdy, Project Manager of the Veterans for American Ideals program at Human Rights First gave the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Senate blocking a commission to investigate the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol o…
Read moreHuman Rights First Concerned Biden Plan Risks New “Rocket Dockets” When It Should End Trump Asylum Policies
NEW YORK – Human Rights First expressed concerns that new Biden administration policies announced today risk undermining due process in asylum adjudications while the administration continues to fail to end illegal Trump policies that deny refugees U.S…
Read moreLessons for the Next US Ambassador to Bahrain
Friday, May 7, 2021 – 9:29amBrian DooleyLessons for the Next US Ambassador to BahrainIt
Read moreGlobal Magnitsky: Using Sanctions in Cooperation with National Authorities
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 – 3:14pmGlobal Magnitsky: Using Sanctions in Cooperation with National Authoritiesby Sarah Allis and Joy Hammer
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“They Lied to Us”: Biden Administration Continues to Expel, Mistreat Families Seeking Asylum
Thursday, May 13, 2021 – 1:38pmJulia Neusner"They Lied to Us”: Biden Administration Continues to Expel, Mistreat Families Seeking Asylum
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