Human Rights First Comment on the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security’s Final Rule on Securing the Border, USCIS Docket No. USCIS 2024-0006; A.G. Order No. 6053-2024 For a year and a half, ...

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 has entered a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This coming Thursday, October 31, Latvian Woman Human Rights Defender Ieva Raubiško is expecting to hear if she is going to prison for helping people trying to seek protection near the border with ...

The Human Rights First Spotlight Award celebrates individuals or organizations who exemplify inspiration, innovation, elevation, and uniqueness in their advocacy for human rights. In 2024, the ...

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We are pleased to announce this year’s recipients of our Pro Bono Star Award and our Community Star Award! Recipients of our Community Star Award are community partners that show up for our clients ...

Human Rights First’s former client, Gema Valle, was a teacher in Nicaragua before she was forced to flee the country due to her support of the 2018 student-led social uprising. She came to the U.S.