The Board of Directors of Human Rights First today announces the departure of President and CEO Michael Breen effective June 1, 2024, after more than five years leading the organization. A search for ...
We are writing to request that you publicly release any unclassified written guidance that the Office of Legal Counsel has issued regarding the conditions under which the U.S. government can lawfully ...
A report released today by a panel of international human rights experts concludes that the British government operated a “widespread, systematic, and systemic” practice of impunity to protect ...
In 2019, a family of tomato farmers in Mexico experienced a scorching summer. In years past, heavier than normal rains flooded the family’s tomato plants, leaving them nothing. For this family, these ...
Join us for the ImmTech Project Showcase, a groundbreaking event where innovation meets humanity to advance immigrant rights. Organized by Human Rights First, this virtual showcase brings together the ...
Targeted sanctions like the Global Magnitsky program are valuable tools for the U.S. government to respond to corruption and human rights abuses around the world. While the executive branch generally ...
In 2017, I went to the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Ukraine when I heard that local anti-corruption activists were being harassed and attacked by the local mayor’s office. I met them and wrote about ...
Human trafficking among children in India has been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic. New Delhi alone has seen a 68% surge in trafficking cases since the global lockdown. Many of these cases go ...