In response to news of the end of the temporary cease-fire in Gaza, Human Rights First President and CEO Sue Hendrickson issued the following statement. “We urge an end to the Israeli strikes that ...

Hanah Stiverson The United States is in the midst of a fascist uprising — and democratic institutions like public education are being targeted by an administration determined to install an ...

New York, NY – Human Rights First strongly condemns the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a U.S. permanent resident, by the ...

Human Rights First unequivocally condemns the Trump administration’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a tool for immigration detention, removal and evasion of asylum law, and calls on ...

Human Rights First strongly condemns the Trump administration’s decision to reinstate the human rights catastrophe of jailing ...

This afternoon, a cloture vote in the Senate on a bill which would impose U.S. sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), failed to garner the 60 votes needed to proceed to consideration of ...

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 ...

Eight beneficiaries, three sponsors, and organizational plaintiff Haitian Bridge Alliance—from Massachusetts, New York, ...

This briefing provides an overview of recent developments in the U.S. government’s use of its targeted human rights and anticorruption sanctions programs from July 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024.

If you do not already have legal representation, cannot afford an attorney, and need help with a claim for asylum or other protection-based form of immigration status, we can help. Human Rights First ...

Kharkiv, Ukraine — Overnight news that the White House has ordered the suspension of all military aid to Ukraine has been met with horror here and across Ukraine. The city of Kharkiv sits about 20 ...