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…
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Human 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 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…
Read moreTrump Misrepresents Human Rights Record at UN
NEW YORK CITY—In response to President Donald Trump’s speech at the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Human Rights First’s Senior Vice President for Policy Rob Berschinski issued the following statement:
“In his short, taped remarks…
Read moreHuman Rights First Decries Proposed Rules Designed to Put Pressure on Asylum Seekers, Limit Eligibility
WASHINGTON — Human Rights First expressed its strong opposition to another proposed rule for the U.S. processing of asylum claims, slated to be issued on September 23, 2020, that would lead many refugees to be denied asylum unfairly or on absurd techn…
Read moreHuman Rights First Mourns the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Champion for Human Rights
WASHINGTON – The United States, the rule of law, and the field of human rights lost a hero and a champion when Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away Friday.
From her early career working to protect and advance the rights of …
Read moreLeading Public Health Experts Gravely Concerned About New Proposal to Deny on Asylum
Experts including epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists find that Trump administration’s rationale for proposed rule denying refugees protection is a misuse of science and public health practice
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