NEW YORK — Human Rights First welcomed interim national security strategic guidance released today by the Biden administration signaling its commitment to end America’s “forever wars” that have cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars, and urge…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Multilateral Sanctions Against Russian Officials Involved in Abuses Against Alexei Navalny
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First welcomes announcements today from both the European Union and the United States government of sanctions against multiple Russian government officials and entities involved in the poisoning and imprisonment of Russian opp…
Read moreHuman Rights First Calls on Social Media Companies to Invest in Anti-Extremism After Wray Testimony in Senate
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First President and CEO Michael Breen gave the following statement on the testimony given by FBI Director Christopher Wray today before the Senate Judiciary Committee:
“Putting aside senators’ ridiculous false equivalencies b…
Read morePOMED, Human Rights First, PEN America, Committee to Protect Journalists Respond to ODNI Report on the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
WASHINGTON – The Project on Middle East Democracy, Human Rights First, PEN America, and the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following joint statement in response to the U.S. government release of a declassified version of the congressionall…
Read moreMore than 70 Non-Governmental Organizations, Faith-Based Groups, and Academic Institutions Call for the Biden Administration to Repeal ICC Sanctions
The undersigned organizations urge the Biden Administration to engage constructively with the International Criminal Court (ICC). The U.S. government’s support[…]
Read moreFor the Biden Administration, 10 Lessons from 10 Years of U.S. Mideast Policy
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.
Read moreHuman 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[…]
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