Human Rights First

Summary

Human Rights First (formerly known as the Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights[1]) is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3),[2] international human rights organization based in New York City and Washington, D.C.[3] In 2004, Human Rights First started its "End Torture Now" campaign.[4] The organization also runs the Fighting Discrimination program which focuses on hate crimes.[citation needed]

Human Rights First
Formation1978
HeadquartersNew York, New York
President/CEO
Michael Breen
Former President
Michael Posner
Websitehumanrightsfirst.org

Board of directors edit

Human Rights First is governed by a board of directors composed of 92 members, including a 30-person Board of Advocates and a 13-person Emeritus Board.[5]

Members of the board include:

Selected publications edit

  • The War Against Children: South Africa’s Youngest Victims, Desmond Tutu, 1986. ISBN 9780934143004
  • Vigilantes in the Philippines: A Threat to Democratic Rule, Diane Orentlicher, 1988. ISBN 9780934143035
  • Refuge Denied: Problems in the Protection of Vietnamese and Cambodians in Thailand and the Admission of Indochinese Refugees into the United States, Albert Santoli, 1989. ISBN 9780934143202
  • Paper Laws, Steel Bayonets: Breakdown of the Rule of Law in Haiti, Elliot Schrage, 1990. ISBN 9780934143387
  • Childhood Abducted: Children Cutting Sugar Cane in the Dominican Republic, Theresa A. Amato, 1991. ISBN 9780934143424

References edit

  1. ^ IRS Form 1023 Application for Recognition of Exemption. (1982). Human Rights First website Archived 2016-10-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Human Rights First". www.charitywatch.org. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  3. ^ About Us, humanrightsfirst.org
  4. ^ "Human Rights First Leader to Speak". today.duke.edu. 14 March 2007. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  5. ^ "Board Archives". Human Rights First. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  6. ^ Oprysko, Caitlin. "FARA chief leaves DOJ". POLITICO. Retrieved 2021-05-17.

External links edit

  • Interview with Michael Posner from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • Interview with Tad Stahnke from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum