By Gretchen Klingler  This weekend’s reported chaos at the Pentagon should set off alarms in every military, veteran and national security space in America. When political appointees start playing ...

What are enforced disappearances? Enforced disappearances are serious human rights violations that involve three key components: The arrest, detention, abduction or other form of deprivation of ...

Human Rights First strongly condemns the latest executive order from the Trump administration which calls for increased militarization of law enforcement and aggressive federal intervention in state ...

Human Rights First and co-counsel, including CLEAR, filed two briefs in Yunseo Chung v. Trump Administration. We are challenging recent government submissions that seek to dismiss our case entirely on ...

This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. It is part of a partnership between UCLA Law and Human Rights First, where UCLA Law students use the ...

New York – Today, Human Rights First, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern ...

In an escalation of oligarchic control, the Georgian government is moving to further restrict civil society groups from accepting grants without prior approval. According to the parliament’s website, ...

Like any government, the U.S. government has the ability to help or hinder the cause of human rights through its foreign policy. The Trump administration’s early actions have given ample reason to ...