Human Rights First Special Counsel Joshua Colangelo-Bryan visited northern Lebanon and met with the Syrian Alawite refugee community. Conditions in refugee camps are growing increasingly difficult, reflecting the human cost of U.S. aid cuts.

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At our Annual Awards Celebration this week, we honored the people who make our work possible—our staff, partners, and community of advocates. Your dedication and compassion are what fuel our mission for a more just world, where human rights come first.

Bullying allies on the world stage is not leadership. At the UN General Assembly High Level Week, Human Rights First President and CEO @uzraz.bsky.social reminds us of the importance of maintaining international commitments to human rights and protecting marginalized people everywhere.

ICE blocked @repsummerlee.bsky.social & our Senior Counsel from entering the #Moshannon Valley detention center last week, despite reports of human rights abuses inside. Congress has clear authority to inspect these facilities, and we demand that ICE maintain transparency and accountability.

Carlos is finally free & reunited with his family after being disappeared to El Salvador’s CECOT torture prison. We continue to demand transparency, accountability, & the safe return of all who’ve been disappeared without access to due process.

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NEW REPORT by our @dooleydooley.bsky.social and @mayafp.bsky.social details how people with disabilities in #Ukraine are being left without adequate housing, care, or protection, with recommendations on how to better support them.

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