In the wake of the Assad government’s fall in December 2024, I travelled to Syria in April 2025 to hear directly about the challenges the country was facing, further compounded by a devastating ...

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

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 ...

Today, Human Rights First’s Innovation Lab announced the launch of ReadyNow!, a free and secure mobile app designed to help immigrants prepare for possible detention and act quickly in moments of ...

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

It’s now been a year since the U.S. government launched its “ comprehensive strategy ” in September 2021, resulting in the mass expulsion of Haitian people who arrived at the U.S. border in Del Rio, ...

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: ...

People fleeing persecution and torture who are seeking refugee protection enjoy the fundamental right to apply for asylum under international law. That right, however, has been curtailed in many ...

WHAT IS XENOPHOBIA & ANTI-IMMIGRANT EXTREMISM? Xenophobia and anti-immigrant extremism perpetuate the idea that immigrants, or people who are perceived to be “foreign” or “outsiders,” threaten America ...

The withdrawal of the U.S. military from Afghanistan led to the arrival of tens of thousands of Afghans in the United States. In response, Human Rights First created Project: Afghan Legal Assistance ...

According to DOJ statistics, between 2013 and 2017, 92 percent of asylum seekers appeared in court to receive a final decision on their claims. In FY 2018, 89.4 percent of those who applied for asylum ...