Category: Human Rights First

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…

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…

The undersigned organizations urge the Biden Administration to engage constructively with the International Criminal Court (ICC). The U.S. government’s support[…]

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.

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…

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…

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…

Human Rights First urges immediate action to bring those responsible for the assault on our nation’s Capitol to justice.  “In[…]

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.

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…