Bipartisan Legislation Addresses Growing #Antisemitism in Europe
Human Rights First recently urged members of Congress to support the bipartisan bill H.R. 6208, the Combating European Anti-Semitism Act[…]
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Homeland Security Committee Recommends End to Family Immigration Detention #RefugeeDetention
Human Rights First urged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the draft recommendations put forth by the DHS Advisory[…]
Read moreU.N. Security Council Elects Former High Commissioner on Refugees as Secretary-General #UnitedNations
Human Rights First welcomed the U.N. Security Council vote to elect former prime minister of Portugal António Guterres as the[…]
Read moreNew Analysis Finds Hurdles to Release, Asylum in Georgia Immigration Detention Facilities #HumanRights
In a new analysis, Human Rights First found that asylum seekers and immigrants detained in Georgia are often held for long[…]
Read moreMiranda Rule Doesn’t Hamper Terrorism Investigations #MirandaRights
Yesterday [9/20] police took 28-year-old New York City bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami into custody after a shootout in Linden,[…]
Read moreObama Summit a Welcome Step in the Right Direction, but Gaps and Serious Rights Violations Remain #Refugees
Human Rights First applauded President Obama for hosting the Leaders’ Summit on Refugees, which brought together members of the international[…]
Read moreTexas Decision to Pull Out of Refugee Resettlement Program Ignores Stringent Vetting Requirements #HumanRights #Refugees
Human Rights First condemned the decision by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to withdraw the state from the refugee resettlement program, erroneously claiming the[…]
Read more#BetterTogether Summit Yields U.S.-France Agenda to Fight Extremism, Radicalization Online
Following an historic two-day summit in France that brought together civil society, the tech sector, and French and U.S. government leaders,[…]
Read moreFirst Round of Guantanamo Detainee Reviews Completed #Gitmo #PRBHearings
Human Rights First praised the Obama Administration for completing the initial Periodic Review Board (PRB) hearings for each detainee currently[…]
Read moreObama Urged to Put Human Rights at Center of Upcoming G20 Meeting in China #HumanRights #G20
As President Obama prepares to travel to China next month for his final G20 summit, Human Rights First urges him[…]
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