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Geneva: Human Rights First and Front Line submission to UN Periodic review on Guatemala

Attacks against human rights defenders in Guatemala are alarmingly frequent. Almost 300 attacks against human rights defenders were documented in 2006 alone, and from 2000 to 2006 the number increased almost six fold.  Read More

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Tunisia: Record on human rights defenders remains “very poor”, reveals a Front Line and Human Rights First mission report

While Tunisia is commemorating this year the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the republican system and the 20th anniversary of the accession of President Ben Ali to power, its record with respect to the treatment of human rights activists remains “very poor”, reveals a mission report, released on 27 September in Brussels by Front Line, the International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, on the occasion of the visit of Ms Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian human rights defender and journalist, who is an emblematic figure of the fight for freedom and human rights in Tunisia. She is also a founding member and the spokeswoman of the National Council for Liberties in Tunisia (Conseil National pour les Libertés en Tunisie, CNLT).  Read More

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Iran: Human rights Defender Fariba Davoodi Mohajer to receive major international award

Leading Iranian human rights defender Fariba Davoodi Mohajer will be awarded the Human Rights First Award at the organisation's annual award dinner in October in New York .  Read More

Colombian human rights defender wins prestigious award

Human Rights First, the New York based human rights organization, announced on 5 June 2007 that Colombian human rights defender Ivan Cepeda has been awarded the prestigious 2007 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty for international human rights defenders. Press Release

Human Rights Defenders launch organization publicly in Saudi Arabia

Human Rights First, a Saudi Arabian human rights organization, has issued a press release publicly announcing their existence following the failure of the Saudi Arabian authorities to respond to their request to register for over two years. Front Line has called on the Saudi Arabian Government to ensure that human rights defenders, including Human Rights First, are free to operate in line with international standards including the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders.

Human Rights First, Saudi Arabia

Human Rights First has applied in the first week of November 2002 for a license to the Saudi Government to start operating as society for protecting and defending Human Rights in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately we did not get any response; positive or otherwise from the Saudi Government. Hence it was decided to proceed in declaring (HRF) and consequently accept membership and support from all spectrum of the Saudi Society to help us fulfilling our objectives. The following is our:

Mission Statement:

Human Rights First is dedicated to protecting and defending human rights in Saudi Arabia in accordance with Islamic teachings. We stand for applying the rule of law, freedoms of expression and association, and abolishing all discrimination in Saudi society on the basis of gender or religious belief.

We will use all peaceful means to advocate that the Saudi government respects article 26 of the Basic Rule for Governing the Kingdom, which came into force on 2/3/1992. Article 26 stipulates: "The nation defends human rights..in accordance to Islamic Shariah".  Read More

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