Human Rights First
Based in NY
AI Overview
With $5.3M in lobbying spend across 43 quarterly filings, Human Rights First is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. They deploy 15 individual lobbyists Their lobbying covers 9 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
Spending Trend
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| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $790K |
| 2019 | $570K |
| 2020 | $600K |
| 2021 | $620K |
| 2022 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $779K |
| 2024 | $521K |
| 2025 | $297K |
Issues Lobbied
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Government Agencies Targeted
These are the government entities that Human Rights First disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.
What They Lobby About
These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Defense, Civil Rights, Immigration, Foreign Relations, Homeland Security and 4 more
Oppose nomination of Gina Haspel to serve as director of the Central Intelligence Agency as a result of her central role in the CIAs torture program
Oppose nomination of Howard Nielson to serve as a
H.R.391: Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017
Opposed provisions that would block access to asylum or other protection in the United States
H.R.3362: Department of State, Foreign Operat
Implement the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
Prioritize human rights protections in U.S. foreign policy
Advance human rights protections in Hungary
Advance human rights protection
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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