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Fighting for human rights on Capitol Hill, in court, and on the front lines.
Women human rights defenders face escalating digital violence—deepfakes, doxxing, sexualized smears, coordinated trolling. They’re targeted because they’re activists & because they’re women.
As we mark this year's #16DaysOfActivism, governments and tech platforms must act. Read more👇
As we mark this year's #16DaysOfActivism, governments and tech platforms must act. Read more👇
Women Human Rights Defenders Address Digital Violence During the 16 Days of Activism - Human Rights First
Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an annual global campaign that ends on December...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Women human rights defenders face escalating digital violence—deepfakes, doxxing, sexualized smears, coordinated trolling. They’re targeted because they’re activists & because they’re women.
As we mark this year's #16DaysOfActivism, governments and tech platforms must act. Read more👇
As we mark this year's #16DaysOfActivism, governments and tech platforms must act. Read more👇
The Trump admin’s directive to review more than 230,000 already-vetted refugees is a dangerous attempt to terminate legal status & retraumatize families who built their lives here.
Survivors of persecution deserve protection, not further punishment by our own government.
Survivors of persecution deserve protection, not further punishment by our own government.
Human Rights First Condemns Trump Administration’s Dangerous Refugee Review Directive - Human Rights First
Washington D.C. — Human Rights First condemns the Trump administration’s directive ordering a sweeping review of more than 230,000 refugees admitted under the Biden administration — a move that halts ...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The Trump admin’s directive to review more than 230,000 already-vetted refugees is a dangerous attempt to terminate legal status & retraumatize families who built their lives here.
Survivors of persecution deserve protection, not further punishment by our own government.
Survivors of persecution deserve protection, not further punishment by our own government.
Political violence has no place in America - full stop. It’s horrifying that President Trump has called for the execution of elected officials. All political leaders, regardless of party politics, should see this as a threat to themselves and our nation.
November 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Political violence has no place in America - full stop. It’s horrifying that President Trump has called for the execution of elected officials. All political leaders, regardless of party politics, should see this as a threat to themselves and our nation.
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Nine months ago Tetiana Pechonchyk of Ukrainian NGO ZMINA & myself outlined in the New York Law Journal why human rights mustn’t be traded away in a peace deal
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November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Nine months ago Tetiana Pechonchyk of Ukrainian NGO ZMINA & myself outlined in the New York Law Journal why human rights mustn’t be traded away in a peace deal
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We're deeply alarmed by the U.S. deporting 50 Ukrainians via #Poland. Our Sr. advisor @dooleydooley.bsky.social warns, “There is no safe place to hide in #Ukraine… the whole country is a war zone.” Forced returns put lives at serious risk and violate UN guidance. Read more👇
Human Rights First Condemns U.S. Government’s Deportation of Ukrainians into Active War Zone - Human Rights First
Washington, D.C. — Human Rights First is deeply alarmed by the U.S. government’s deportation of 50 Ukrainians earlier this week via Poland and reiterates warnings that conditions in Ukraine are not sa...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We're deeply alarmed by the U.S. deporting 50 Ukrainians via #Poland. Our Sr. advisor @dooleydooley.bsky.social warns, “There is no safe place to hide in #Ukraine… the whole country is a war zone.” Forced returns put lives at serious risk and violate UN guidance. Read more👇
We couldn't agree more: The U.S. RAP has long been a bipartisan point of national pride & a vital tool for advancing key American interests. Dismantling it will damage our humanitarian & diplomatic efforts for decades.
TY @raskin.house.gov @jayapal.house.gov @durbin.senate.gov & @padilla.senate.gov
TY @raskin.house.gov @jayapal.house.gov @durbin.senate.gov & @padilla.senate.gov
Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Durbin, and Padilla: Secretaries Noem and Rubio Too Cowardly to Defend Shocking Decision to Abandon Refugees, Unlawfully Dispatch Deputies Instead
Washington, D.C. (November 20, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Secur...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We couldn't agree more: The U.S. RAP has long been a bipartisan point of national pride & a vital tool for advancing key American interests. Dismantling it will damage our humanitarian & diplomatic efforts for decades.
TY @raskin.house.gov @jayapal.house.gov @durbin.senate.gov & @padilla.senate.gov
TY @raskin.house.gov @jayapal.house.gov @durbin.senate.gov & @padilla.senate.gov
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60+ national, state, and local organizations, led by USCRI, have come together to urge the U.S. government to maintain a strong refugee program. Refugees contribute to our communities, economy, and culture. We are ready to welcome them.
Read more at https://bit.ly/3MbJ7mC
#RefugeesWelcome
Read more at https://bit.ly/3MbJ7mC
#RefugeesWelcome
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
60+ national, state, and local organizations, led by USCRI, have come together to urge the U.S. government to maintain a strong refugee program. Refugees contribute to our communities, economy, and culture. We are ready to welcome them.
Read more at https://bit.ly/3MbJ7mC
#RefugeesWelcome
Read more at https://bit.ly/3MbJ7mC
#RefugeesWelcome
Human Rights First condemns Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's anti-Muslim and politically motivated designation of @cairnational.bsky.social as a foreign terrorist organization. CAIR is a renowned nonprofit advocating Muslim Americans' civil rights. Read our statement: humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma...
Human Rights First Condemns Gov. Abbott’s Unlawful Attack on America’s Largest Muslim Civil-Rights Organization - Human Rights First
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First roundly condemns Governor Abbott’s recent designation of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a foreign terrorist organization. Governor Abbott has...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Human Rights First condemns Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's anti-Muslim and politically motivated designation of @cairnational.bsky.social as a foreign terrorist organization. CAIR is a renowned nonprofit advocating Muslim Americans' civil rights. Read our statement: humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma...
ReadyNow! is a free, secure app created with care for immigrant communities. It helps users create a personalized emergency plan & quickly alert trusted contacts if they’re detained—so no one's left alone when it matters most.
Share ReadyNow! with anyone who could be at risk 👉 readynowapp.org
Share ReadyNow! with anyone who could be at risk 👉 readynowapp.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
ReadyNow! is a free, secure app created with care for immigrant communities. It helps users create a personalized emergency plan & quickly alert trusted contacts if they’re detained—so no one's left alone when it matters most.
Share ReadyNow! with anyone who could be at risk 👉 readynowapp.org
Share ReadyNow! with anyone who could be at risk 👉 readynowapp.org
ICE wrongfully deported Elias* and Brayan*—two SIJS-approved teens—without letting them speak to their lawyer. Their protections were stripped with no notice, part of a growing pattern targeting vulnerable youth.
We need your voice to #BringTheBrothersHome.
Take action: bit.ly/BringtheBrothersHome
We need your voice to #BringTheBrothersHome.
Take action: bit.ly/BringtheBrothersHome
November 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
ICE wrongfully deported Elias* and Brayan*—two SIJS-approved teens—without letting them speak to their lawyer. Their protections were stripped with no notice, part of a growing pattern targeting vulnerable youth.
We need your voice to #BringTheBrothersHome.
Take action: bit.ly/BringtheBrothersHome
We need your voice to #BringTheBrothersHome.
Take action: bit.ly/BringtheBrothersHome
Our October ICE Flight Monitor report reveals record deportations: 77 destination countries, ongoing forced third-country transfers, court-defying removals, and 1,014 domestic transfer flights. Read the @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social report: humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-...
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Our October ICE Flight Monitor report reveals record deportations: 77 destination countries, ongoing forced third-country transfers, court-defying removals, and 1,014 domestic transfer flights. Read the @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social report: humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-...
Thank you to our partners at @cristosal.bsky.social and @hrw.org for documenting the abuses faced by people sent to El Salvador. The U.S. is complicit in torture, disappearances, and other grave human rights violations. The government must stop sending people back to harm.
NEW: The Venezuelan nationals the US government sent to El Salvador in March and April were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence.
In a new report, HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social provide a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador.
In a new report, HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social provide a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador.
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Thank you to our partners at @cristosal.bsky.social and @hrw.org for documenting the abuses faced by people sent to El Salvador. The U.S. is complicit in torture, disappearances, and other grave human rights violations. The government must stop sending people back to harm.
In #Geneva, our CEO @uzraz.bsky.social joined AFI, @amnesty.org, @inhrgeneva.bsky.social & other partners & local/state leaders at the @uninvhrc.bsky.social—showing up for America when the gov’t skipped its own Universal Periodic Review. The US must confront & fix its worsening human rights record.
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
In #Geneva, our CEO @uzraz.bsky.social joined AFI, @amnesty.org, @inhrgeneva.bsky.social & other partners & local/state leaders at the @uninvhrc.bsky.social—showing up for America when the gov’t skipped its own Universal Periodic Review. The US must confront & fix its worsening human rights record.
Human Rights First Special Counsel Joshua Colangelo-Bryan visited northern Lebanon and met with the Syrian Alawite refugee community. Conditions in refugee camps are growing increasingly difficult, reflecting the human cost of U.S. aid cuts.
Read more: humanrightsfirst.org/library/the-...
Read more: humanrightsfirst.org/library/the-...
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Human Rights First Special Counsel Joshua Colangelo-Bryan visited northern Lebanon and met with the Syrian Alawite refugee community. Conditions in refugee camps are growing increasingly difficult, reflecting the human cost of U.S. aid cuts.
Read more: humanrightsfirst.org/library/the-...
Read more: humanrightsfirst.org/library/the-...
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Piece out today in @justsecurity.org
by @suchitauppal.bsky.social & myself for @humanrightsfirst.org on the continuing battle for truth & accountability in n Ireland
@barrymalone.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social #speirgorm
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by @suchitauppal.bsky.social & myself for @humanrightsfirst.org on the continuing battle for truth & accountability in n Ireland
@barrymalone.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social #speirgorm
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Legal Progress Stalls for Northern Ireland Families
The coming months will show whether the UK has the political will to deliver long-overdue truth and justice in Northern Ireland.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Piece out today in @justsecurity.org
by @suchitauppal.bsky.social & myself for @humanrightsfirst.org on the continuing battle for truth & accountability in n Ireland
@barrymalone.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social #speirgorm
www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...
by @suchitauppal.bsky.social & myself for @humanrightsfirst.org on the continuing battle for truth & accountability in n Ireland
@barrymalone.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social #speirgorm
www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...
Join the Disappeared in America Weekend of Action Nov 1–2 to push back against family separations, disappearances, and attacks on immigrant communities. Take a stand by joining an event in your community: www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Join the Disappeared in America Weekend of Action Nov 1–2 to push back against family separations, disappearances, and attacks on immigrant communities. Take a stand by joining an event in your community: www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
This admin once again shows its colors. The formation of a "quick reaction force" is not about protecting cities but about using military forces to push an authoritarian political agenda & threaten our constitutional right to assemble. This is not what a #democracy looks like.
Pentagon readying thousands of Guard ‘reaction forces’ as U.S. mission widens
The Defense Department’s newly established “quick reaction force” within the National Guard is being readied for civil unrest missions in U.S. cities.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This admin once again shows its colors. The formation of a "quick reaction force" is not about protecting cities but about using military forces to push an authoritarian political agenda & threaten our constitutional right to assemble. This is not what a #democracy looks like.
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On this International Day of Political Prisoners, we’re proud to co-lead a joint statement—standing in solidarity with the estimated one million political prisoners detained worldwide. #FreeThemAll
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Joint Statement on the International Day of Political Prisoners
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October 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
On this International Day of Political Prisoners, we’re proud to co-lead a joint statement—standing in solidarity with the estimated one million political prisoners detained worldwide. #FreeThemAll
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Authoritarians win only if we stay silent.
The Last Word from @DDAction_ × @Public_Citizen is a powerful reminder that democracy depends on those who speak up—peacefully and together.
Watch and share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrDW...
The Last Word from @DDAction_ × @Public_Citizen is a powerful reminder that democracy depends on those who speak up—peacefully and together.
Watch and share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrDW...
The Last Word | Democracy Defenders Action × Public Citizen
YouTube video by Democracy Defenders Action
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October 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Authoritarians win only if we stay silent.
The Last Word from @DDAction_ × @Public_Citizen is a powerful reminder that democracy depends on those who speak up—peacefully and together.
Watch and share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrDW...
The Last Word from @DDAction_ × @Public_Citizen is a powerful reminder that democracy depends on those who speak up—peacefully and together.
Watch and share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrDW...
The U.S. refugee program once stood for compassion and leadership. Slashing admissions to 7,500, favoring White Afrikaners, and excluding thousands of at-risk refugees betrays that legacy. We call for a fair, fact-based resettlement system. Read more⬇️
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October 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The U.S. refugee program once stood for compassion and leadership. Slashing admissions to 7,500, favoring White Afrikaners, and excluding thousands of at-risk refugees betrays that legacy. We call for a fair, fact-based resettlement system. Read more⬇️
Governments are prosecuting and silencing those defending the planet, Special Rapporteur @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social warns in her latest report. Protecting climate defenders isn’t rocket science—it just needs political will. Read our new piece by @suchitauppal.bsky.social👇
UN Special Rapporteur Reminds States of the Duties to Protect Climate HRDs - Human Rights First
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: “...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Governments are prosecuting and silencing those defending the planet, Special Rapporteur @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social warns in her latest report. Protecting climate defenders isn’t rocket science—it just needs political will. Read our new piece by @suchitauppal.bsky.social👇
Immigrants built this nation — and they belong here.
On #NationalImmigrantsDay, join us in defending the rights of people seeking safety and opportunity. Tell Congress to stand with immigrants: bit.ly/standwimmigrants
On #NationalImmigrantsDay, join us in defending the rights of people seeking safety and opportunity. Tell Congress to stand with immigrants: bit.ly/standwimmigrants
October 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Immigrants built this nation — and they belong here.
On #NationalImmigrantsDay, join us in defending the rights of people seeking safety and opportunity. Tell Congress to stand with immigrants: bit.ly/standwimmigrants
On #NationalImmigrantsDay, join us in defending the rights of people seeking safety and opportunity. Tell Congress to stand with immigrants: bit.ly/standwimmigrants
Thanks to the UN special rapporteur @unsr-judges.bsky.social for keeping the spotlight on the U.S. government's sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court, its judges and staff, and those who work with it. We condemn this attack on justice and the rule of law.
Press Conference: Ben Saul (Special Rapporteur) & Margaret Satterthwaite (Special Rapporteur) on the independence of judges and lawyers
Joint Press Briefing by Professor Ben Saul, UN Special Rapporteur counter terrorism and human rights, and Margaret Satterthwaite, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, follo...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Thanks to the UN special rapporteur @unsr-judges.bsky.social for keeping the spotlight on the U.S. government's sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court, its judges and staff, and those who work with it. We condemn this attack on justice and the rule of law.
Join us Thurs, Oct. 30 at 3pm ET in NYC for a free panel on the future of human rights, humanitarian & refugee law treaties. Experts from @humanrightsfirst.org, @unhcr.org, & @refugeecongress.bsky.social will discuss how to strengthen international protections amid today’s challenges. Register now⬇️
The Future of Human Rights, Humanitarian, and Refugee Law Treaties - Human Rights First
The Future of Human Rights, Humanitarian, and Refugee Law Treaties Thursday, October 30, 2025 New York City (Register for location) 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm You are cordially invited to join Human Rights Fir...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Join us Thurs, Oct. 30 at 3pm ET in NYC for a free panel on the future of human rights, humanitarian & refugee law treaties. Experts from @humanrightsfirst.org, @unhcr.org, & @refugeecongress.bsky.social will discuss how to strengthen international protections amid today’s challenges. Register now⬇️
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Our thoughts with Bloody Sunday families now as court finds former British paratrooper Soldier F not guilty of murders that day in 1972.
We @humanrightsfirst.org will continue to stick with families looking for justice from N Ireland conflict
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#speirgorm
We @humanrightsfirst.org will continue to stick with families looking for justice from N Ireland conflict
@cjharvey1.bsky.social
#speirgorm
October 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Our thoughts with Bloody Sunday families now as court finds former British paratrooper Soldier F not guilty of murders that day in 1972.
We @humanrightsfirst.org will continue to stick with families looking for justice from N Ireland conflict
@cjharvey1.bsky.social
#speirgorm
We @humanrightsfirst.org will continue to stick with families looking for justice from N Ireland conflict
@cjharvey1.bsky.social
#speirgorm