Human Rights First Calls for Protection of Muslims amid Growing Social Tensions

In response to the Park51 controversy, the 'burn-the-Koran' event, and the attack on a New York taxi cab driver, HRF released a series of opinion pieces and statements. We've also launched a contest: Send us your top reason NOT to burn the Koran!

HRF Calls for Efforts to Display Tolerance, Not Bigotry

Pushing Back on Hate-filled Rhetoric around the "Ground Zero Mosque"

Cabdriver stabbing

UNHCR and HRF Convene a Panel on Protection from Racism and Xenophobia

A panel discussion brings together intergovernmental and NGO experts to discuss strategies for improving protection for refugees, returnees, asylum-seekers, stateless and displaced persons who are affected by xenophobia, racism, intolerance, and bias-motivated violence.

Panel Information and background materials

2010 High-Level Conference on Tolerance in Astana, Kazakhstan

At the OSCE Conference on Tolerance, HRF and the Anti-Defamation League released a report noting that half of OSCE nations fail to comply with efforts to track hate crimes.

Joint ADL/HRF Report
Human Rights First's Interventions
Paul LeGendre's Remarks at the Civil Society Roundtable

Elisa Massimino Testifies in Congress on Antisemitism

Human Rights First President and CEO told members of Congress that the United States must combat violence motivated by antisemitism. 

Read her testimony, and our press release.

Spotlighting US Rights Violations

In a recent report to the Human Rights Council, Human Rights First highlights ongoing concerns about U.S. refugee protection and immigration detention; counterterrorism policies; and hate crimes and discrimination. The report targets the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which will look at the human rights record of the United States for the first time in November 2010.

HRF Report to Human Rights Council

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