Border Reporting Gaining Traction
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 – 3:30pmBorder Reporting Gaining TractionNatasha Arnpriester
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Three Fallacies in Trump’s Riyadh Speech
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 – 2:03pm
Three Fallacies in Trump’s Riyadh Speech
President Trump’s speech at the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh on May 21 was rich in generalities and open to broad interpretation. For example, the president promised to advance “security through stabili
President’s Budget Request Would Harm Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Washington, D.C.— Human Rights First today called on Congress to reject President Trump’s budget proposals that target refugees and asylum seekers. The president’s proposed budget that was submitted to Congress today would support a decrease in overall refugee admissions, major cuts to refugee assistance, and a dramatic increase in funding for border agents, immigration detention, deportation, and the construction of a wall on the Southern border.
Bipartisan Legislation an Important Step to Fight Antisemitism in Europe
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First praised the House of Representatives, and in particular the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism, for unanimously passing the Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017 on Thursday. The bill is a significant bipartisan effort to address the serious and dangerous problem of antisemitism in Europe.
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling is a Victory for American Ideals
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today praised the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s ruling that upholds an injunction blocking President Trump’s executive order banning travelers from six majority-Muslim countries.
McCain: We Must Support Human Rights
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 – 1:21pm
McCain: We Must Support Human Rights
Yesterday, in The New York Times, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) penned an eloquent and movin
End Banking for Traffickers
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 – 11:39amEnd Banking for TraffickersMeggie WeilerOn April 26, Senators Rubio and Warren introduced the
Read morePresident Trump’s Foreign Policy Threatens “Freedom, Justice and Peace in the World”
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 – 1:06pm
President Trump’s Foreign Policy Threatens “Freedom, Justice and Peace in the World”
In remarks to State Department employees on May 3, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson downgraded the place of universal values in U.S. foreign policy.
DHS Secretary Kelly Using Alt-Facts about Asylum
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 – 4:44pmDHS Secretary Kelly Using Alt-Facts about AsylumEleanor AcerLast Friday, Secretary of Homeland Security John F.
Read moreHuman Rights Organizations Call on Haley to Maintain U.S. Presence on UN Council
New York City—Human Rights First today called on Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley to maintain U.S. presence on the United Nations’ Human Rights Council and to increase efforts to improve the Council’s membership. The call came in a letter from the organization along with seven other leading human rights organizations, in advance of the upcoming 35th session of the body set to begin on June 6th.