Human rights have nothing to do with this war by a U.S. administration that has forcibly returned Iranians to face harm in Iran, detained Iranian religious minorities in ICE custody at home, and now asks Americans to absorb the financial costs of escalation.
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We joined over 1,200 faith leaders and advocates on Capitol Hill to demand an end to ICE and CBP's lawlessness and abuse. We stand with our immigrant friends, family members, and neighbors, demanding accountability and dignity for all. #FaithfulResistance
Big win at Belfast Court of Appeal today as Laurence O’Neill had his 1972 convictions overturned. We supported the @finucanecentre.bsky.social & local human rights lawyers to have the convictions quashed. #speirgorm
Learn more: humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma...
The SAVE Act would create new barriers to voter registration & undermine access to the ballot. It doesn’t protect elections. It targets historically marginalized communities and silences eligible voters.
The bill has passed the House. Urge your Senators to oppose it:
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A broad coalition of multi-issue progressive orgs, from immigration advocates to labor unions, are urging Congress to co-sponsor H.R. 7346, the Drain ICE Act and rescind $75B in ICE funding.
Reclaim the funds. Invest in working families.
On the 4th anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, local activists warn that even if fighting stops, serious human rights issues will remain. Our new report outlines 7 urgent issues that demand sustained int'l attention beyond a ceasefire. humanrightsfirst.org/library/ukra...
January 2026 highlighted the continued escalation of the Trump administration’s cruel and lawless deportation campaign. (2/2)
Read the full #ICEFlightMonitor report: humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-...
Our January @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social report reveals unprecedented numbers of deportation and domestic transfer flights over the first year of Trump’s second term. (1/2) #ICEFlightMonitor
Economic pressure, not invasion, is the Trump administration’s strategy on Cuba—but the humanitarian fallout is severe. Our @enriqueroig.bsky.social explains in The Dialogue Latin American Advisor what’s driving U.S. policy and what could still trigger escalation. www.thedialogue.org/wp-content/u...
@aclumn.bsky.social, @cvt.org, @copalmn.bsky.social, @umnlawschool.bsky.social
Thank you to the IACHR for meeting with us & over 70 other Minnesota groups & advocates who are on the frontlines defending the human rights of all people in the state. We shared urgent concerns about:
➡️ Human rights violations
➡️ Attacks on free expression
➡️ Due process failures
@thecfhk.bsky.social @keviinkfyam.bsky.social
CEO of Human Rights First @uzraz.bsky.social writes in the
New Zealand Herald on why retired New Zealand Justice Sir William Young should step down from Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal.
Read: www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/opinion-w...
Infographic explaining the SAVE Act, which is made up of 3 bills: The original SAVE Act that proposes the requirement of DPOC in order to vote in federal elections, The SAVE America Act and the Make Elections Great Again Act all of which (cumulatively) requires documentary proof of citizenship and photo ID when registering to vote or voting, bans ranked choice voting, and bans universal vote by mail. Then there is a description/breakdown of what DPOC or documentary proof of citizenship is. DPOC, as outlined by the 3 bills, includes a US passport, US birth certificate, US naturalization certificate, and a US certificate of citizenship. It does NOT include a driver's license, medicare or medicaid cards, or any copies of aforementioned documents. On the bottom right side, there is a list of groups that will be targeted by this series of legislation: married women who have changed their name, transgender voters, people of color, young adults, and elderly voters. A box on the bottoms left states an important fact that 21 million eligible voters don't have easy access to DPOC.
The SAVE Act and similar bills are direct threats to voting freedoms. Congress is pushing redundant bills requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register/vote, which disenfranchises voters of color, people who’ve changed names, military families, rural communities & more. #SaveAct
This Valentine’s Day, we're sending love to immigrants across the country. As communities face violence, criminalization and dehumanization, we choose love and solidarity. Immigrants deserve safety, dignity, and freedom. #ToImmigrantsWithLove #IStandWithImmigrants
Over £4.3 million in public funds was used to defend “Soldier F,” the sole former British soldier prosecuted for the Bloody Sunday killings in Derry. Read more on what this says about accountability in the UK and Ireland: humanrightsfirst.org/library/bloo...
At an anniversary event for #BloodySunday in Derry at the @museumfreederry.bsky.social, our @suchitauppal.bsky.social & @dooleydooley.bsky.social joined @finucanecentre.bsky.social to present research on how the UK government spent £4.3m to defend Soldier F. #speirgorm
Congo’s kleptocracy has left its people impoverished and oppressed. The actions we’re calling for would support the country’s brave activists and help prevent U.S. and Canadian markets from propping up that kleptocracy by hosting its dirty money.
With SASSOUFIT and @rwchr.bsky.social we’re proud today to recommend targeted sanctions against two members of Congo-Brazzaville’s ruling Sassou Nguesso family for allegedly embezzling public funds and laundering them into U.S. real estate. @andreangombet.bsky.social
As our communities face violence, increased criminalization, detention, and dehumanization, VFAI chooses love and solidarity by taking action. Immigrants are people and deserve safety, dignity, and freedom in this country. #ToImmigrantsWithLove #IStandWithImmigrants #ICEOUT
Human Rights First has filed a lawsuit with co-counsel Ballard Spahr against Egypt for a violent attack on two American brothers in Midtown Manhattan while they were exercising their right to protest. Learn more: humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma...
Senior Counsel Joshua Colangelo-Bryan visited Minneapolis and spoke with the Native American community facing ICE targeting despite being the first inhabitants of this land.
Urge our leaders to stop funding to ICE and demand accountability at bit.ly/ICEOut4Good
Immigrants deserve safety, dignity, and due process. Join us Feb 9–15 for a national Week of Action rooted in love and solidarity. #ToImmigrantsWithLove
RSVP here: www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
"This is a constitutional emergency today. The government is destroying our social contract," said @raskin.house.gov in his powerful opening testimony at House Judiciary today. Our First Amendment rights & #democracy itself are being endangered by the actions of the Trump administration.
No president should be able to target political opponents. The NOPE Act would protect dissent, protest, and democracy itself. Urge Congress to act and pass the No Political Enemies Act: bit.ly/PassNOPE
This is authoritarianism. President Trump's comments clearly indicate that he intends to do anything to stay in power, with no regard for the democratic systems foundational to this country. Lawmakers and every day Americans have to stand up and resist to #SaveDemocracy
The Pat Finucane Centre @finucanecentre.bsky.social and @humanrightsfirst.org talk about 'Public Funding of Soldier F's Legal Defence' this afternoon @museumfreederry.bsky.social @dooleydooley.bsky.social @suchitauppal.bsky.social
"The arrest of Don Lemon & 3 more journalists covering anti-ICE protest in MN is a clear violation of the 1st Amendment & an outrageous escalation of authoritarian overreach. When a government arrests journalists, it threatens free speech for all." - @humanrightsfirst.org's CEO @uzraz.bsky.social
Watch this powerful testimony from a veteran protesting ICE's brutality in Minneapolis. Veterans fought to uphold our freedoms, not watch them be taken away by a rogue agency #IceOutForGood Video credit to @motherjones.com youtube.com/shorts/BS_P6...
Join @weareallamerica.bsky.social , @rcusa.bsky.social , @cwsglobal.bsky.social & Human Rights First for a national briefing on the 2026 outlook for refugee resettlement, asylum, #TPS, and other humanitarian protections. Policy updates, funding, and advocacy ahead.
🗓️ Feb 2, 1pm ET
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