Coalitions

Elisa w Generals at DoJ 2010 compressed.jpg

Elisa Massimino, RMLs, with Eric Holder at the DOJ

We pride ourselves on our ability to form effective strategic alliances that transcend labels.

Republicans and Democrats, religious groups and civil liberties groups, military officers and peace activists, prosecutors and defense attorneys: we’ve worked with all of them at key moments to forge progress and to advance our long-term project of building a broad pro-human rights constituency in the United States. Learn about our coalition of retired military leaders.

Latest News and Press Releases

April 04, 2018

Democracy in Europe Working Group Raises Alarm over Assault on Democratic Principles in NATO Countries

Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today joined a bipartisan group of more than 60 foreign policy experts, former U.S. government officials, and former members of Congress in...

March 05, 2018

Tillerson, Mnuchin Urged to Use Sanctions Under Global Magnitsky Act

Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today called on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin to robustly implement sanctions in 2018 under the Global Magnitsky...

September 13, 2017

NGOs Identify Human Rights Abusers, Corrupt Actors for Sanctions Under U.S. Bill

Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today called on the Trump Administration to use the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to levy targeted sanctions against individuals...

June 05, 2017

Washington Week on Human Rights: June 5, 2017

Top Items Trump Administration Asks the Supreme Court to Reinstate Refugee Ban On Thursday the Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court to review the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals'...

May 12, 2017

Human Rights Organizations Call on Haley to Maintain U.S. Presence on UN Council

New York City—Human Rights First today called on Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley to maintain U.S. presence on the United Nations’ Human Rights Council and to increase efforts to improve...

March 21, 2017

Global Coalition to Counter ISIS Needs to Think Beyond the Battlefield

Washington, D.C.—In advance of tomorrow's meeting between Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and senior officials from the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS, Human Rights First calls on the...

September 13, 2016

Gen. Lehnert Urges Congress to Reject Legislation Prohibiting Guantanamo Transfers

Washington, D.C.—In a letter sent today to members of Congress, Major General Michael R. Lehnert, first commanding officer at Guantanamo Bay, urged legislators to reject a bill this week that would...

Resources

Fact-sheet-resource-image-628x365.jpg

Factsheet | 2014

Supporters of Declassifying the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report on the CIA Detention and Interrogation Program

Affiliations are for identification purposes only.

Download

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA): “We're not going to

Impact Study | May 08, 2017

Protecting our Allies

Over the last fifteen years, thousands of Afghans—working primarily as interpreters and translators—have provided crucial support to the U.S. military. Because of their affiliation with the United...

Impact Study | May 08, 2017

Keeping the Door Closed on Torture

During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump pledged to “bring back waterboarding, and a hell of a lot worse.” That was a red line for us. Immediately after the election, we mobilized our...

Letter | June 30, 2016

Generals and Admirals Urge Party Platform Committees to Reject Torture

Download Letter to Republican National Committee Download Letter to Democratic National Committee As retired military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces, we committed our professional...

| October 27, 2014

Letter to President Obama on CAT Applicability

October 27, 2014 The President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, We write to you as co-...