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Fifteen immigrants’ rights organizations have submitted urgent reports to the United Nations and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, raising the alarm over systematic and grave human rights ...
Russian missiles again hit Kharkiv city in northeastern Ukraine. This time, in a massive drone attack, local media reports 20 ...
Human Rights First joined a coalition of non-governmental organizations that represent indigent immigrants and asylum seekers at no cost. We write with grave concerns about escalating human rights and ...
BOSTON—The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today denying the Trump administration’s request to stay a district court decision in Svitlana Doe v. Noem that halted the Trump administration’s ...
Human Rights First and co-counsel, including CLEAR, filed two briefs in Yunseo Chung v. Trump Administration. We are ...
This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. It is part of a partnership between UCLA Law and Human Rights First, where UCLA Law students use the ...
The “Leahy Laws,” named after former U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, refer to two statutory provisions that prohibit the U.S.
What are enforced disappearances? Enforced disappearances are serious human rights violations that involve three key components: The arrest, detention, abduction, or other form of deprivation of ...
By Gretchen Klingler  This weekend’s reported chaos at the Pentagon should set off alarms in every military, veteran and national security space in America. When political appointees start playing ...
Human Rights First, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, ...
Human Rights First strongly condemns the latest executive order from the Trump administration which calls for increased militarization of law enforcement and aggressive federal intervention in state ...
Like any government, the U.S. government has the ability to help or hinder the cause of human rights through its foreign policy. The Trump administration’s early actions have given ample reason to ...