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U.S. Asylum and Border Policies Resulting in Human Rights …
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 […]
Who Are Human Traffickers? - Human Rights First
Jun 10, 2014 · 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 […]
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Xenophobia & Anti-Immigrant Extremism: From Fringe to …
Mar 31, 2023 · 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’s founding ideals and must be excluded from positions of power, citizenship, or even residence in the United States. Today’s xenophobic movement explicitly targets migrants and asylum ...
Silencing the Truth: The Global Crisis of Press Freedom and …
Apr 4, 2024 · 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 […]
Basics of Asylum - Human Rights First
Nov 29, 2023 · 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 […]
FACT SHEET: FEBRUARY 2016 Solitary confinement.Detainees were regularly confined with no opportunity for social interaction. This was often combined with nudity, sensory deprivation, total darkness or constant light, and shackling.
3 A joint report issued in July 2024 documents the consequences of the first six weeks of implementation of the IFR. U.S. agencies should immediately rescind the IFR, including its elimination of the
The Use and Abuse of Technology - Human Rights First
What We're Doing Our team and allies are building technological solutions to uncover and address human rights abuses, shift the balance of power, and hold violators accountable.