Donetsk—Last week, I again joined Ukrainian Human Rights Defenders Sasha Humaniuk and Daniel Zakharchenko of the ...

WASHINGTON – Human Rights First decries the Biden administration’s plans to expand and entrench its June 2024 asylum ban. The organization calls on the administration to end this harmful policy and ...

Human Rights First will award Clare Byarugaba, one of the few openly LGBTQI+ rights activists in Uganda, its William D. Zabel Award in recognition of her remarkable work advocating for the rights of ...

On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia and signed a document that continues to define the shape of our democracy, the Constitution.  With its ...

Human Rights First today welcomed news from Bahrain that hundreds more prisoners are to be freed, and urged the Manama government to continue the momentum on releasing political prisoners. “We have ...

Immigration lawyers in Britain told Human Rights First they need better protection from the United Kingdom government after they were targeted by far-right groups during widespread rioting in July and ...

The Biden administration should take urgent steps to ensure prompt and non-discriminatory access to U.S. ports of entry for people seeking asylum. The administration described its May 2023 and June ...

View event photos. Learn about to 2022 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award Winner, Grupa Granica. On June 8th, we are hosting our second annual–but… ...