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'''Human Rights First''' (formerly known as the '''Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights'''<ref>IRS Form 1023 Application for Recognition of Exemption. (1982). [https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/uploads/pdfs/annualreport/human-rights-first-form-1023.pdf Human Rights First website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015185006/http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/uploads/pdfs/annualreport/human-rights-first-form-1023.pdf |date=2016-10-15 }} Retrieved 2 December 2018.</ref>) is a [[Nonpartisan (American organizations)|nonpartisan]], [[501(c)(3) organization|501(c)(3)]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Human Rights First|url=https://www.charitywatch.org/charities/human-rights-first|access-date=2021-04-21|website=www.charitywatch.org|language=en}}</ref> international human rights organization based in New York City and Washington, D.C.<ref>[https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/about About Us], humanrightsfirst.org</ref>
Its work centers on four main issue areas: [[authoritarianism]], [[extremism]], systemic injustice and the abuse of technology. It works closely works with lawyers, veterans and security experts, technologists, and allied advocates to further its policy agenda.
In 2004, it startedlaunched aan "End Torture Now" campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Human Rights First Leader to Speak|url=https://today.duke.edu/node/112920|access-date=2021-04-23|website=today.duke.edu|date=14 March 2007 |language=en}}</ref> The organization also runs the [[Fighting Discrimination]] program which focuses on [[hate crime]]s.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
 
==Board of directors==