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Human Rights First Seeks Sanctions for Torture in Bahrain Prisons

Human Rights First today submitted a dossier to the U.S. government recommending targeted sanctions against Sheikh Rashid bin ...
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Human Rights First Slams Sweeping and Racist Travel Ban That Separates Families and Endangers Lives

Human Rights First strongly condemns yesterday’s Travel Ban proclamation vastly expanding on the discriminatory June travel ...
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Beyond the Uniform: Ensuring Equal Rights for Service Members

By Kaylee Rawlins, Communications Intern This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights ...
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Statement for the Record of Human Rights First On Senate Judiciary Committee Joint Subcommittee Hearing Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration Subcom…

For over twenty years, Afghan human rights defenders, civil society, and government leaders staked their lives, futures, and ...
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Know Your Rights: Interacting with ICE and Federal Law Enforcement

By Samantha Monteiro, Communications Intern This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. A 41-year-old Honduran man named Aaron had been living in ...
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Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on externalization of migration governance

Human Rights First provides this submission in response to the call for inputs on trends in externalization of migration governance. Since early 2025, the United States has implemented an opaque web ...