As Congress votes today on spending bills, Human Rights First’s Senior Director of Refugee Advocacy, Robyn Barnard, issued the following statement: “Congress has to decide whether it will fund ...

The new U.S. sanctions program targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC) that was announced by executive order on February 6 differs in only minor respects from the sanctions program created in ...

Dr. Laila Souief looked small and frail, but her voice was determined as she addressed the media outside Downing Street in London yesterday. She is 134 days into a hunger strike to draw attention to ...

Human Rights First joined a coalition of immigrant rights advocates urging the U.S. government to provide immediate access to the individuals transferred from the U.S. to Guantánamo Bay. Holding any ...

Washington, D.C. – In response to the Trump administration’s decision to freeze almost all foreign aid, Human Rights First’s President and CEO Sue Hendrickson issued the following statement: U.S.

New York, NY– In response to news that the Trump administration will sanction officials of the International Criminal Court, Human Rights First’s Senior Director for Accountability, Adam Keith ...

Ensuring Safety and Support for Human Rights Defenders of Asylum Seekers, Refugees, and Other Migrants Targeted by Illegal Pushback Policies, Extremist Attacks, and Harassment by Government Officials ...

NEW YORK – Human Rights First announced today that climate rights activist and lawyer Dang Dinh Bach, jailed in Vietnam since June 2021, is the winner of the 2024 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty.

Washington, DC– Human Rights First today launched Democracy Watch, a new AI-powered tool that tracks executive actions and legislation, federally and in all 50 states, that undermine civil and human ...