Each year, Human Rights First’s Annual Awards brings together hundreds of human rights champions, advocates, members of the legal community, and committed supporters to recognize extraordinary ...

As authoritarian practices spread around the world, the human rights of people everywhere are increasingly at risk. Marginalized communities are especially vulnerable. These challenges unfold amid ...

Across the United States, democratic norms are eroding. Dissent is being met with retaliation, First Amendment rights are under assault, families are being torn apart by harsh immigration enforcement ...

It’s now been a year since the U.S. government launched its “ comprehensive strategy ” in September 2021, resulting in the mass expulsion of Haitian people who arrived at the U.S. border in Del Rio, ...

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, D.C. — In March 2026, overall U.S. immigration enforcement flights reached a record high of 1,794, a 122% increase over March 2025, according to Human Rights First’s latest ICE Flight ...

Far-right actors in the U.S. center historic antisemitic conspiracy theories as a key tactic in their campaign to mainstream hate and extremism. This approach gives new life to anti-Jewish tropes and ...

Use of the asylum ban in expedited removal has unlawfully heightened the credible fear standard, led to refoulement, and failed to achieve the administration’s goal of deterrence ...

Washington, D.C. — In April 2026, ICE Flight Monitor tracked 245 removal flights, a monthly record since independent flight tracking began in 2020, according to a new report from Human Rights First.

Each year, the U.S. government provides billions of dollars in training, weapons, and other assistance to foreign security forces – including in countries where such forces have been accused of ...

In a world where information is power, the erosion of press freedom strikes at the core of democracy itself. In 2024, the fight for truth has never been more crucial, and the stakes have never been ...