Human Rights First unequivocally condemns the Trump administration’s executive order, “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities,” eliminating the Department of ...

This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. It is part of a partnership between UCLA Law and Human Rights First, where UCLA Law students use the new ...

By Hanah Stiverson The United States is in the midst of a fascist uprising — and democratic institutions like public education are being targeted by an administration determined to install an ...

In response to news of the end of the temporary cease-fire in Gaza, Human Rights First President and CEO Sue Hendrickson issued the following statement. “We urge an end to the Israeli strikes that ...

New York, NY – Human Rights First strongly condemns the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a U.S. permanent resident, by the ...

Human Rights First unequivocally condemns the Trump administration’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a tool for immigration detention, removal and evasion of asylum law, and calls on ...

This briefing provides an overview of recent developments in the U.S. government’s use of its targeted human rights and anticorruption sanctions programs from July 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024.

This afternoon, a cloture vote in the Senate on a bill which would impose U.S. sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), failed to garner the 60 votes needed to proceed to consideration of ...