HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST

Accountability and human rights defendershuman rights first promotes accountability for corruption and human rights abuses by investigating, documenting, and exposing human rights abuses, then advocates for systemic change at the national and international levels. In 2024, the organization issued major reports on the use and impact of magnitsky-style sanctions and visa restrictions and provided recommendations to strengthen sanctions implementation and address gaps. In addition, we published reports on the work of human rights defenders in ukraine.