Thirty days into the fiscal year, the Trump administration released their Presidential Determination on refugee admissions, slashing the annual resettlement goal to 7,500 — a historic low for the ...

Greater political will from governments is needed to defend those who defend rights, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), Mary Lawlor, told governments last week: ...

A new report from Human Rights First, titled Attacking the Watchdogs: Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Activists and Institutions Face New Wave of Assaults, reveals a deepening campaign of intimidation, ...

Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Activists and Institutions Face New Wave of Assaults Introduction Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), ...

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The Episcopal Diocese of New York, Human Rights First, and Bard College are calling for the immediate release of Ali ...

Following a July 24, 2025 public hearing held by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that examined widespread human rights and refugee law violations inflicted by the U.S. government ...

Washington, D.C. — A new report released today by ICE Flight Monitor, housed at Human Rights First, exposes the human toll of the Trump administration’s deportation campaign. In September 2025 the ...

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda. U.S. officials have adopted a range of new tactics to achieve this objective, ...

Washington, D.C.— The Trump administration yesterday issued a Presidential Memorandum titled Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence that presents a serious threat to our core ...

The 268 faith-based, non-governmental, and other civil society organizations listed below call on UN Member States to uphold, preserve, strengthen, and celebrate international refugee, human rights, ...