Bipartisan Call to Address Impact of Immigration Inadmissibility Provisions

Sweeping Definitions Block Case by Case Refugee Determinations, keep U.S. from living up to its Ideals. In today’s USA Today, Elliot Abrams, former deputy national security advisor to President...

MARCH 20, 2014

President Obama Expands U.S. Sanctions Against Russia

Washington, DC - Human Rights First today welcomes the expansion of U.S. sanctions against Russia for its aggression against Ukraine. The Executive Order issued today for the first time targets...

MARCH 19, 2014

Richard Should Address Syrian Refugee Protection, Resettlement with Turkish Leaders

Washington, D.C. – As Assistant Secretary of State Anne Richard meets with her Turkish counterparts this week in Ankara and Adana, Human Rights First urges her to raise the issue of barriers...

MARCH 17, 2014

U.S. Financial Sanctions Against Russia Establish Framework for Targeting Arms Exporters

Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First welcomes President Obama’s executive order issued today that puts in place financial sanctions against the Russian government. This newly-signed executive...

MARCH 13, 2014

Strong U.S. Commitment and Leadership Key to Launch of Global Resettlement Initiative for Syrian Refugees

At an event in Washington, D.C. yesterday, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres emphasized the need for—and indispensable role of—U.S. leadership in the effort to help...

MARCH 11, 2014

Obama’s Visit to Saudi Arabia is an Opportunity to Demonstrate Leadership on Human Rights

Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today called upon President Barack Obama to urge the government of Saudi Arabia to cooperate with the United States in actions to ease regional conflicts and...

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Elisa Massimino on The Diane Rehm Show

By Jess Ballance Today, Human Rights First President and CEO Elisa Massimino was a guest on The Diane Rehm Show, discussing the crisis in Syria. Massimino stressed that the crisis is both a moral...