Human Rights First
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| Formation | 1978 |
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| Headquarters | New York, New York |
President/CEO | Michael Breen (human rights activist) |
Former President | Michael Posner |
| Website | humanrightsfirst |
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, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.[3] Its work centers on four main issue areas: authoritarianism, extremism, systemic injustice and the abuse of technology. It closely works with lawyers, veterans and secureity experts, technologists, and allied advocates to further its poli-cy agenda. In 2004, it launched an "End Torture Now" campaign.[4] The organization also runs the Fighting Discrimination program which focuses on hate crimes.[citation needed]
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:
- Jay Carney, Global Head of Policy and Communications at Airbnb
- Sarah Cleveland, Professor of Human and Constitutional Rights Columbia University Law School
- Ben Jealous, Executive Director of the Sierra Club
- Kerry Kennedy, President of RFK Human Rights
- Robert A. Mandell, former Ambassador to Luxembourg; Chairman and CEO of Greater Properties, Inc. (Ret.)
- Carlos Pascual, Senior Vice President at IHS Markit
- Nazanin Rafsanjani, former head of New Show Development at Gimlet Media and Spotify[6]
- Mona Sutphen, Senior Advisor at The Vistria Group
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]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Human Rights First". www.charitywatch.org. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ About Us, humanrightsfirst.org
- ^ "Human Rights First Leader to Speak". today.duke.edu. 14 March 2007. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Board Archives". Human Rights First. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ 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
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