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Human Rights First’s Submission for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants pursuant to Human Rights Council Resolution 43/6 Human Rights First’s four-decades long experience in representing, researching, and advocating for refugees seeking humanitarian protections in the United States and pushing the U.S. government […]

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2014年6月10日 · Human Trafficking: Defining the Phenomenon Human trafficking is a human rights violation that involves the practice of holding another person in compelled service by force, fraud, or coercion. Traffickers profit from this practice by controlling their victims and exploiting them for labor and/or sex. Under U.S. law, human trafficking is defined as “sex trafficking in […]

2023年11月29日 · Authors: Geoffrey Louden and Christina Asencio | Read the factsheet The United States has a long and proud history of allowing people to request asylum and providing refuge to victims of religious, political, ethnic, and other forms of persecution. This tradition reflects a core component of this country’s identity as a nation committed to freedom and […]

2024年4月4日 · By Xuanjie “Coco” Huang, Communications Intern. 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 higher. “The decline of media freedom and the rise in threats to the […]

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2024年7月17日 · Today, on the anniversary of the day when the International Criminal Court’s founding treaty was approved, we asked our Senior Director of Accountability Adam Keith some questions about the ICC, its founding, and how it impacts global accountability. What is the International Criminal Court (ICC)? The ICC is a court based in the Netherlands that […]

2024年5月2日 · The Board of Directors of Human Rights First today announces the departure of President and CEO Michael Breen effective June 1, 2024, after more than five years leading the organization. A search for a new CEO has commenced. Since 1978, Human Rights First has worked in the United States and around the world to promote […]