Human Rights First
Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 06:44
Human Rights First today urged the State Department to submit its congressionally-mandated report assessing the extent to which the Bahraini government has implemented the recommendations of the 2011 Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) report.
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 07:12
Egypt’s campaign against civil society intensified on Tuesday when the government ordered the closure of the El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence for “breaching license conditions.”
Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 06:26
Advancing freedom of expression in the Middle East is an important part of U.S. security strategy in the region. At least that’s what Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in his remarks at the 2015 Manama Dialogue.
Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 07:00
El Salvador is a hotspot for gang violence and one of the deadliest countries in the world, recording 4,246 homicides between January and August of this year alone. In such a maelstrom of brutality, the LGBT community is markedly vulnerable, susceptible to widespread discrimination, marginalization, and murder.
Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 09:12
Human Rights First today said that the Bahraini government’s refusal to allow Congressman James McGovern (D-MA) and Human Rights First’s Brian Dooley to enter the country demonstrates the regime’s unwillingness to address its ongoing human rights abuses. Rep. McGovern and Dooley applied for access to Bahrain in early June, seeking permission to travel to the country in August to meet with Bahraini government members, and members of civil society and the opposition.
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 00:00
President Obama's trip this week coincides with World Press Freedom Day, a time designed to highlight threats to journalists and freedom of expression globally
Friday, December 16, 2011 - 00:00
In 2009, Human Rights First awarded Principe with its prestigious Human Rights Award
Friday, September 30, 2011 - 00:00
The organization said that many other Colombian activists like Agamez remain unjustly imprisoned and deserve justice
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 00:00
Human Rights First today praised the U.S. government for granting Colombian activist Gabriel Gonzalez's visa request to enter the country next week to receive the organization’s 2009 human rights award in New York.
Friday, October 9, 2009 - 00:00
The award will be presented at a gala ceremony in New York on October 22, but instead of being part of the celebration in New York, Gonzalez may be thousands of miles away. His visa is being held up by the U.S. government