Secretary Clinton: Help Protect LGBTI Refugees from Violence
Today is International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, and we need your voice on these issues more than ever. Six…
5-17-2012
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WATCH LIVE: Equality Talk on LGBTI Refugees
To commemorate International Day Against Homobophia and Transphobia, Human Rights First partners with Human Rights Council and Council for Global…
5-17-2012
New PREA Regulations Should Apply to Immigration Detainees
Washington, DC – Human Rights First welcomes today’s release from the U.S. Department of Justice of a final rule to…
5-17-2012
Judge Katzmann Receives Prestigious Federal Bar Council Award, Renews Calls for Pro Bono Representation for Immigrants
Last week the Federal Bar Council presented Judge Robert A. Katzmann with its Learned Hand Award. In accepting this prestigious…
5-11-2012
NY Court of Appeals Announcement Welcome News for Unrepresented Immigrants
New York City – Human Rights First welcomes yesterday’s announcement by New York Court of Appeals Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman…
5-2-2012
Ride for Human Rights
I am a long-time volunteer attorney at Human Rights First. Through them, I’ve helped hundreds of refugees win asylum in…
4-25-2012
Practical Ways to Address Xenophobic Violence
Refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and others perceived as “foreign” have been the frequent victims of violent attacks around the world.…
4-18-2012
Call for Increasing Pro Bono Legal Services for Immigrants Detained in New Jersey
On March 23rd the Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, NJ hosted the conference, “Immigrant Detainees: Alone, Unrepresented & Imprisoned,”…
4-10-2012
Lack of Immigration Court Review of Detention Violates U.S. Commitments under International Law
In an April 2 editorial, the Los Angeles Times criticized the Obama administration for “stubbornly defending a policy that treats…
4-6-2012
Senate Confirmation of New U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Populations, Refugees and Migration a Welcome Development
On March 29, Anne C. Richard was confirmed by voice vote by the U.S. Senate to serve as the Assistant…
4-4-2012
Holiday on ICE?
What would you call the treatment of refugees who, fleeing persecution and seeking freedom, arrive in the United States only…
3-30-2012
ICE’s Detention Reform Promises – A Second Look
My drive back from Karnes County, Texas, to San Antonio, two weeks ago, was long and empty. Not long by…
3-28-2012