This week, the family of murdered Belfast human rights lawyer Pat Finucane testified at hearings in the United States ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday issued arrest warrants against Israel’s prime minister, its former defense minister, and a Hamas leader whose reported death is not yet confirmed. ...

Dear Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Wicker, Chairman Rogers, and Ranking Member Smith: As Senate and House conferees meet to discuss their differing versions of the FY 2025 National Defense ...

Please join our asylum experts Robyn Barnard and Jenna Gilbert for a roundtable discussion on the impact of the 2024 election. Our experts will discuss what asylum and immigration-related changes we ...

In our November 13, 2024, webinar, Mobilizing Action for Political Prisoners, Human Rights First brought together human rights experts, advocates, and family members of formerly arbitrarily detained ...

For a year and a half, the Biden administration has implemented asylum bans that punish people fleeing persecution and torture. These bans, issued in 2023 and 2024, are similar to prior Trump ...

The DP program at Human Rights First was established to combat the mainstreaming of dangerous rhetoric, legislation, and policies that continue to be leveraged against communities and democratic ...

Washington, DC – The following is the statement of Human Rights First President and CEO, Sue Hendrickson, on the 2024 presidential election. With the results of the 2024 election, the United States ...

Content warning: the following piece discusses topics of homophobia, violence, and rape. I always get culture shock whenever I’m in a place like New York or Washington, D.C. I am not used to being ...