In the wake of public statements and media reports indicating that the Trump administration plans to subvert international agreements that protect people fleeing  persecution, Human Rights First’s ...

A new report released today by ICE Flight Monitor, housed at Human Rights First, reveals that August 2025 marked a ...

Executive Summary Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass ...

Human Rights First is proud to honor Cristosal with the 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award in recognition of the organization’s unwavering commitment to justice, accountability, and the defense ...

Human Rights First welcomes today’s verdict of a Polish court to acquit five activists—known as the “Hajnówka Five”—who had ...

Human Rights First exists to actualize free and equal societies, leading actions that hold oppressors accountable and free people from injustice. Over our 40-year history, Human Rights First has ...

By Kaylee Rawlins, Communications Intern This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights ...

Human Rights First condemns the arrest of U.S. war veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II and of this administration’s broader crackdown on Americans’ right to dissent. Mavalwalla II, a former army sergeant who ...

On September 3, 2025, the Global Strategic Litigation Council (Council) and Human Rights First, together with more than 100 allied human rights organizations and individual experts, submitted a joint ...

At the end of the last session of their trial in a Białystok court today, the ordeal for five Human Rights Defenders in ...