With over 60 million people displaced worldwide, refugees need our help now more than ever. So our long-time volunteer, friend, and supporter, Jeffrey Heller, is… Human Rights First is a nonpartisan, ...
Each year, the U.S. government provides billions of dollars in training, weapons, and other assistance to foreign security forces – including in countries where such forces have been accused of ...
In advance of Human Rights Day on December 10, the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review in mid-December 2025, and the 75th Anniversary of the Refuge Convention in 2026, over 300 faith-based, ...
Human Rights First and Refugees International launched Banished by Bargain: Third Country Deportation Watch, a new website ...
Human Rights First is appalled by the Trump administration’s extreme and punitive action to halt all immigration processing, including permanent residence and citizenship, and to re-review all ...
Dear Secretary Noem,  Human Rights First submits this comment in opposition to the Interim Final Rule (IFR) promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), titled “Removal of the Automatic ...
Five months after the Biden administration initiated its new bar on asylum, the policy continues to strand vulnerable people in places where they are targets of widespread kidnapping, torture, and ...
Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an annual global campaign that ends on December ...
Discover the impact of our work this year through the 2025 Human Rights First Snapshot—a concise overview of the progress, challenges, and momentum shaping our efforts to protect people seeking safety ...