In response to today’s proposed reorganization of the U.S. Department of State, Human Rights First President and CEO Uzra Zeya issued the following statement: “We are deeply concerned about Secretary ...

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Washington, DC – Human Rights First is alarmed by media reports of dramatic cuts to the U.S. Department of State’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (Human Rights Reports). According to ...

Boston, MA – Today, a federal judge in Boston certified a nationwide class of individuals with final removal orders who have been removed or face possible removal to a country that was not designated ...

Politzi Targeted financial sanctions have become a key tool in holding perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and acts of corruption to account, while also helping deter others from engaging in ...

Advocates, attorneys, legal service providers, philanthropists, and other stakeholders working on asylum access and immigrant rights. Please join Human Rights First’s Anwen Hughes, Director of Legal ...

Judge’s ruling covers people who came through “CHNV” humanitarian parole processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans BOSTON—A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled against the Trump ...

On Friday, the government moved to dismiss the case of Yunseo Chung, a 21-year-old Columbia student and green card holder ...