In response to Secretary of State Rubio’s firing of over 1,400 State Department employees, Human Rights First President and CEO Uzra Zeya said the following: Non-partisan, selfless public service is ...

New York, NY — Human Rights First today deplored the State Department’s misuse of financial sanctions to target a United Nations special rapporteur on the basis of her advocacy for action by the ...

Human Rights First strongly condemns the passage of the reconciliation bill, describing it as a historic rollback of legal protections for children, refugees, and other survivors of persecution.

Human Rights First (HRF) travelled to northeastern Syria to meet with human rights defenders as the country goes through a massive transition following the December 2024 overthrow of the Assad ...

In response to today’s ruling by the Supreme Court, which allows the government to send eight men currently in Djibouti to war-torn South Sudan despite their hailing from other nations, Human Rights ...

Human Rights First today released an extensive new report detailing both positive developments and serious human rights concerns in Syria following the fall of the Assad government in December 2024.

By Will Gronefeld, Joe Brand Human Rights Fellow Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has entered its fourth year, and Russian leaders have faced few repercussions for their actions. Despite ...

Human Trafficking: Defining the Phenomenon Human trafficking is a human rights violation that involves the practice of holding another person in compelled service by force, fraud, or coercion.