Human Rights First is a U.S.-based, nonpartisan human rights organization that uses advocacy, litigation, policy analysis, and public education to defend refugees and asylum seekers, promote accountability for human rights abuses, and push for U.S. domestic and foreign policies that protect human rights and the rule of law.
Refugee and asylum policy; immigration and border enforcement reform; national security and counterterrorism policy with human rights safeguards; accountability for torture, war crimes, and human rights abuses; business and human rights/corporate accountability; rule of law and democratic governance
Primarily funded by philanthropic foundations and individual donors through grants and charitable contributions
Partners and collaborators have included international and U.S. human rights NGOs (e.g., Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch), bar associations, refugee and migration advocacy groups, and pro bono law firms and attorneys
Non-profit (501(c)(3)) human rights advocacy organization
