Obama Administration Resettles 2,406 #Syrian Refugees in June, Halfway to Yearly Goal
The State Department released official resettlement data for June, indicating that 2,406 Syrian refugees arrived last month, and bringing the fiscal[…]
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Elie Wiesel’s Legacy Inspires New Generation to Counter Injustice
By Zahava Moerdler I will never forget the first time I read Night. I was in 8th grade and my[…]
Read moreHouse 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[…]
Read more#Antisemitism Causes Rifts in Germany’s Far Right
By Zahava Moerdler On July 5, 13 of the 23 members of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group[…]
Read moreMilitary Chiefs and National Security Experts Agree: America Must Lead in the #Refugee Crisis
By Joe Jenkins In a recent Miami Herald op-ed, two of the country’s most experienced and respected national security leaders[…]
Read moreAustralian Election Results Raise Questions About Next Steps for Marriage Equality
Prior to the federal election in Australia earlier this month, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull promised to allow a nationwide vote[…]
Read moreWe Need to Talk About Anti-LGBTQ Violence in Brazil
This post originally appeared in The Advocate As the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games approach, a number of crises are plaguing[…]
Read moreFour 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[…]
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