In advance of the Government of Pakistan’s September 1, 2025, deportation deadline for Afghan refugees, Human Rights First urges the Trump administration to press the Government of Pakistan to refrain ...

Sanctions Misuse: The Dubious Lifting of U.S. Targeted Sanctions Date & Time: Thursday, August 21, 2025 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET Event Description: Under the new Trump administration, the U.S.

In its zeal to punish the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigating in Gaza, the Trump administration in February created a sanctions program so expansive that it could be used to target ...

The conviction today of Latvian human rights defender Ieva Raubiško by the Latgale District Court is a dangerous attack on ...

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In response to reports that the Trump administration is considering capping refugee resettlement at  40,000 refugees or less for fiscal year 2026, with a majority of spots given to white South ...

On August 19, Latvian Human Rights Defender Ieva Raubiško will once again appear in court to learn whether she will be sent to prison for helping a group of asylum seekers at Latvia’s border with ...

Dear Members of Congress, We, the undersigned organizations, write to express our grave concern regarding the preventable humanitarian catastrophe and mass starvation in the occupied Gaza Strip. We ...

Just one week after Dr. Laila Soueif ended her 10-month hunger strike, an Egyptian court has removed her son, ...

Human Rights First is proud to officially house an innovative initiative that monitors and analyzes U.S. immigration ...

Washington, D.C. — Human Rights First deeply opposes the Trump administration’s dramatic cuts and politically driven revisions to the Department of State’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights ...