House Should Reject Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill that Diminishes #Refugee Protection
Human Rights First today urges members of the House of Representatives to reject the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs[…]
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Four Things President Obama Should Do Immediately About Bahrain
By Brian Dooley This blog post is cross-posted from Huffington Post. Six weeks ago the Bahrain launched a new, surprising,[…]
Read moreBahraini Officials Urged to Drop Charges Against Nabeel Rajab
Human Rights First urged the government of Bahrain to drop all charges against and immediately release prominent human rights defender[…]
Read moreThree Guantanamo Detainees Transferred to Italy, Serbia
Human Rights First praised the transfer of three Guantanamo detainees to Italy and Serbia, noting that the pace of transfers[…]
Read morePresident Obama Should Champion Refugee Protection at NATO Summit
Washington, D.C.—As world leaders gather for the NATO summit in Poland to discuss how to best address the migration of refugees[…]
Read moreFirst Commanding Officer of Guantanamo Detention Center Urges Congress to Close Facility
Washington, D.C.—Major General Michael R. Lehnert, USMC (Ret.) today urged members of Congress to renew their efforts to close the detention[…]
Read moreAdministration Should Abandon Policy of Detaining Children and Parents Following Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling
New York City—Human Rights First today renewed its calls on the Obama Administration to abandon its policy of detaining parents and children[…]
Read moreA Milestone in the Immigration Court Backlog Points to Progress
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 – 2:30pm A Milestone in the Immigration Court Backlog Points to Progress B. Shaw Drake There[…]
Read moreObama Administration to Release Airstrike Casualty Data, Executive Order
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today welcomed the Obama Administration’s forthcoming release of the estimated number of combatants and noncombatants killed in airstrikes outside[…]
Read moreGenerals and Admirals Urge Party Platform Committees to Reject Torture
Washington, D.C.—Fifty-eight of the nation’s most respected retired generals and admirals urged the Republican and Democratic Platform Committees to unequivocally reject the use[…]
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