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This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. In a troubling escalation of digital surveillance last … Read more: Know Your Rights: Protecting Digital Privacy at the Border – Human Rights FirstContinue Reading

… right now. Politicians are openly debating how to remove our basic human rights. "Pride is and always has been a protest. It is a chance for all … Read more: Cardiff: Pride Cymru bans political party attendance – BBC NewsContinue Reading

GENEVA – The Government of Somalia must take measurable actions to achieve meaningful improvement on the current human rights and security … Read more: Somalia: UN expert calls for measurable actions to achieve meaningful progress on human rightsContinue Reading

WASHINGTON. US Senate Republicans blocked legislation Thursday that required the Trump administration to produce a human rights report on El … Read more: US Senate Republicans block measure to probe human rights in El SalvadorContinue Reading

… human rights record, Human Rights First's President and CEO Uzra Zeya said the following: “Today Senator Kaine and 44 of his Senate colleagues … Read more: Senate Vote Puts Lawmakers on Record Regarding the Trump Administration's Abuse of PowerContinue Reading

The Court of Appeal ruled that criminal immunity does not impede civil actions. Furthermore, the European Court of Human Rights, in Kolk and Kislyiy v … Read more: Brussels Court Rules: Some Colonial Crimes May Amount to Crimes Against HumanityContinue Reading

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced Maine Governor Janet Mills, former DOJ Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer, and immigration reform … Read more: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Announces Maine Governor Janet Mills, Elizabeth Oyer …Continue Reading

On 18th March 2025, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) published a periodic report on human rights violations in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Read more: Local government in the Kurdistan Region continues to commit serious human rights violationsContinue Reading

In early March, Tunisia officially revoked its citizens' abilities to file cases against the government in Africa's human rights court. Read more: TunisiaExit – Unpacking Tunisia's Restriction on Citizens' Access to the African CourtContinue Reading

At the invitation of UNESCO's Global Media Defence Fund, RFK Human Rights joined other media freedom stakeholders from around the world to … Read more: RFK Human Rights Joins World Press Freedom Day Celebrations in BrusselsContinue Reading

TransLucent.org.uk are a Trans led Advocacy & Human Rights Organisation. TransLucent are raising £100k to cover court & legal fees for action … Read more: Bin the EHRC Single Sex Guidance – CrowdJusticeContinue Reading

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, a film by Wes Anderson. Starring: Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Mia Threapleton as … Read more: THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME – "Human Rights" Official Clip – YouTubeContinue Reading

Hearing NoticePlease join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on the worldwide persecution of Jews. The hearing will provide a … Read more: Worldwide Persecution of Jews – Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission | – House.govContinue Reading

Dr. Owen C. Cardwell Jr. “I seriously doubt there is a civil rights leader anywhere in the country that Owen didn't know, that he couldn't … Read more: University mourns beloved pastor, civil rights activist, and professorContinue Reading