By Clare Byarugaba Content warning: the following piece discusses topics of homophobia, violence, and rape. I always get culture shock whenever I’m in a place like New York or Washington, D.C. I am ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First decries the Biden administration’s plans to expand and entrench its June 2024 asylum ban. The organization calls on the administration to end this harmful policy and ...
Human Rights First today welcomed news from Bahrain that hundreds more prisoners are to be freed, and urged the Manama government to continue the momentum on releasing political prisoners. “We have ...
Donetsk—Last week, I again joined Ukrainian Human Rights Defenders Sasha Humaniuk and Daniel Zakharchenko of the Kharkiv-based Rose on Hand evacuation team to evacuate civilians living in villages ...
Diana Diaz Madera, a social worker and mental health provider who consults for Human Rights First, reflects on different ways we can assist asylum seekers as they navigate both legal and social ...
Ensuring Safety and Support for Human Rights Defenders of Asylum Seekers, Refugees, and Other Migrants Targeted by Illegal Pushback Policies, Extremist Attacks, and Harassment by Government Officials ...