Human Rights First condemns the far-reaching cuts and politically driven revisions the Trump administration has reportedly made to the State Department’s soon to be released annual Country Reports on ...

By Brian Dooley and Suchita Uppal What happened and why does it matter? On July 22, Ukraine’s parliament passed Draft Law No.

Today’s vote by Ukraine’s parliament to restore the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO)—is a welcome ...

New York, NY–On Wednesday, July 23, a Syrian government-appointed committee that investigated massacres of civilians in Syria’s coastal region in March announced its findings at a press conference.

Washington D.C.— In response to surging malnutrition-related deaths and famine-like conditions in Gaza, Human Rights First condemns sustained Israeli government restrictions on desperately needed food ...

WASHINGTON, D.C – With the release and transfer to Venezuela of 252 Venezuelans from the CECOT in El Salvador, where they were tortured and abused after their forced disappearance from the United ...

Washington D.C. — A coalition of immigrants’ rights organizations participated today in a public hearing held by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that examined widespread and ...

Executive Summary As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, internally displaced people (IDPs) with disabilities face inaccessible shelters, overcrowded facilities, and burdensome bureaucracy. “Nowhere to ...

Human Rights First along with over a dozen non-profit organizations would like to thank you for your attention around the egregious human rights abuses we have seen committed to the migrant community, ...

Kharkiv, Ukraine — A new report from Human Rights First released today finds that people with disabilities in Ukraine are being left without adequate housing, care, or protection. As Russia’s war on ...

The 2024 Baldwin Medal is awarded to Dang Dinh Bach, an environmental lawyer and human rights defender who remains imprisoned in Vietnam for his advocacy. Bach is recognized for his fearless legal ...