A new report reveals that Polish authorities are increasingly targeting local human rights defenders (HRDs) near the Poland-Belarus border for providing life-saving humanitarian and legal aid to ...

Executive Summary Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) aiding migrants and people seeking asylum at the Poland-Belarus border are facing increasing threats, legal harassment, and diminishing support of their ...

Kharkiv, Ukraine — Today Human Rights First released a new report: “Desperate to Escape: The Fight to Save Civilians in Ukraine,” which reveals mounting challenges for civilians attempting to flee ...

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, civilians in occupied and front-line areas have been subjected to heavy bombing of their communities, torture, abductions, and forced ...

Secretary Rubio’s testimony at hearings this week on the State Department’s FY 26 budget request did not allay Human Rights ...

Boston, MA – Earlier today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that the Department of Homeland ...

By Mary Elizabeth Margolis Top Items Ambassador Haley Travels to Jordan and Turkey U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is currently on a trip to Jordan and Turkey learning about the ...

GUANTANAMO This week, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee and the House Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee to discuss Pentagon ...

WASHINGTON D.C.— Human Rights First urges the Senate to reject the immensely harmful Reconciliation Bill narrowly passed by the House of Representatives last night. “The passage of the budget ...