Human Rights First is pleased to announce that Scott Busby, a distinguished expert and advocate with over 30 years of experience in human rights, refugee protection, and migration issues, has joined ...

Human Rights First today called on the U.S. government to impose targeted financial and visa sanctions on a senior Egyptian official and a U.S. company for their apparent involvement in the bribery of ...

Human Rights First is pleased to announce that Joshua Colangelo-Bryan has joined the organization as Special Counsel.  In ...

How Russia Targeted and Killed HRD Tigran Galustyan in Ukraine On Sunday, October 6, 2024, Human Rights Defender (HRD) Tigran ...

Under the Remain in Mexico policy (RMX), the Department of Homeland Security forced asylum seekers to wait in dangerous Mexican border cities while their U.S. immigration court cases were pending.

Human Rights First exists to actualize free and equal societies, leading actions that hold oppressors accountable and free people from injustice. Over our 40-year history, Human Rights First has ...

The U.S. and Mexican governments’ reliance on deterrence and externalization policies that violate human rights, and collaboration by Mexican state actors with non-state criminals, contribute ...

Content Warning: This story and its accompanying photos include detailed descriptions of war, violence, physical assault, and threats against children. Twice in my life, the United States has been my ...

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 ...