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U.S. Government Should Address Human Rights Concerns at Manama Dialogue
October 23, 2015
Bahrain will host the Manama Dialogue, a high-profile security conference, from October 30 to November 1. A senior delegation of U.S. officials from Congress, the…
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Bahraini Court Upholds Conviction with Reduced Sentence for Human Rights Defender Zainab Al Khawaja
October 21, 2015
Washington, D.C. – In response to reports that a Bahraini court has sentenced prominent human rights defender Zainab Al Khawaja to one year in prison, Human Rights…
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Bahrain Should Dismiss Cases Against Human Rights Defender Zainab Al Khawaja
October 20, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today urged the Bahraini authorities to immediately dismiss the outstanding cases against prominent human rights defender Zainab Al Khawaja. A…
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Smiles Jar in Guantanamo Court Drama
October 19, 2015
This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post: They don’t sit together, the five men in the Guantanamo court accused of plotting the September 11,…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: October 13, 2015
October 13, 2015
Top News Guantanamo President Obama will soon decide whether to make good on his promise to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year…
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U.S. Embassy in Manama Urged to Send Observers to Ebrahim Sharif Criminal Trial
October 11, 2015
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today called on the U.S. Embassy in Manama to send observers to the trial against opposition leader Ebrahim Sharif, and to…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: October 5, 2015
October 5, 2015
Top News Guantanamo This week, the Senate will take up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016, legislation that contains provisions that would…
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Litigating Abroad to Demand Accountability for Torture in Bahrain
September 28, 2015
On September 15, Jaafar Al-Hasabi, a Bahraini citizen granted asylum in the United Kingdom, filed a criminal complaint in Switzerland against Bahrain’s attorney general, Ali…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: September 28, 2015
September 28, 2015
Top News Global Refugee Crisis On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Immigration and National Interest Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Obama Administration’s Fiscal…
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The Role of Human Rights in Countering Violent Extremism
September 25, 2015
A COMPILATION OF BLUEPRINTS FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICY Introduction On the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting, the United States is sponsoring…
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Bahrain’s Proposed Blasphemy Law: Another Tool to Silence Regime’s Critics
September 16, 2015
Bahrain is considering a new blasphemy law, which will likely be used to harass and silence the regime’s critics. Cleric Sheikh Maytham Al Salman, head…
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Still Little Press Freedom in Bahrain
September 15, 2015
By Anita Dhanvanthari In early 2011, Bahraini citizens took to the streets in large peaceful protests calling for democracy. Shias and Sunnis came together in…