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网页With a network of human and civil rights defenders, veterans, and advocates, we are challenging the growing anti-democratic movement using our expertise in research, policy, law, technology, and national security to uncover the movement, expose its tactics, uphold human rights, and protect our democracy. We’re committed to righting human ...
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网页Human Rights First and our coalition of retired military leaders successfully advocate for the McCain Amendment, banning “cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.”. Our coalition of retired flag officers advocate for the banning of torture, then stand with President Obama when he signs an Executive Order to do it.
Who Are Human Traffickers? - Human Rights First
网页2014年6月10日 · 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 […]
Assessment: U.S. Compliance with the Refugee Convention at its …
网页As the world marks the 70th Anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention on July 28, 2021, the United States continues to flout its legal obligations under the Convention, endangering lives, failing to lead by example in upholding human rights and undermining refugee law globally. While the Biden administration has taken steps towards ending some ...
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网页Our Work in Ukraine. Human Rights First has been meaningfully engaged on human rights issues in Eastern Europe for decades, and particularly active with Ukrainian allies since the first…. Learn More.
Basics of Asylum - Human Rights First
网页2023年11月29日 · Basics of Asylum. 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 respect for human dignity.
Human Rights First – Resources – PALA Library
网页Grounds of inadmissibility. Humanitarian Parole & Re-Parole. I-485: Adjustment of Status (AOS) I-589: Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal. I-730: Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition. I-765: Employment Authorization Document (EAD)/Work Authorization. I-821: Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Know Your Rights.
Human Trafficking by the Numbers - Human Rights First
网页1.7 million (11%) forced labor victims work in agriculture. 71% of trafficking victims around the world are women and girls and 29% are men and boys. 15.4 million victims (75%) are aged 18 or older, with the number of children under the age of 18 estimated at 5.5 million (25%). The Asia-pacific region accounts for the largest number of forced ...
2021 Policy Blueprints - Human Rights First
网页Each blueprint is intended to provide policymakers with a step-by-step guide for how to reassert a commitment to the universal rights upon which security and prosperity rely. Holding Human Rights Abusers and Corrupt Actors Accountable. Addressing Racial Injustice in Law Enforcement and the Military Communities.
Refugee Protection - Human Rights First
网页For over 40 years, Human Rights First has provided pro bono legal representation to refugees seeking asylum in the United States and advocated for the protection of the human rights of refugees. Our work challenges illegal U.S. policies that push away asylum seekers at the border, jail them in inhumane detention centers, and unfairly deny ...