Human Rights First

Human Rights First is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3), international human rights organization based in New York City, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. The organization was renamed the Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights in 1986 and, in May 2004, changed its name again to Human Rights First. Its work centers on four main issue areas: authoritarianism, extremism, systemic injustice and the abuse of technology. It closely works with lawyers, veterans and security experts, technologists, and allied advocates to further its policy agenda. In 2004, it launched an "End Torture Now" campaign. The organization also runs the Fighting Discrimination program which focuses on hate crimes.