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Washington Week on Human Rights: September 14, 2015
September 14, 2015
Top News Global Refugee Crisis Last week, the Obama Administration announced that it plans to increase the annual ceiling for refugee admissions to the United…
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Letter to President Obama in Preparation for King Salman Visit
September 2, 2015
September 2, 2015 The Honorable Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama: I write to urge that…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: August 31, 2015
August 31, 2015
Top News Saudi Arabia This Friday King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia will make his first visit to the White House since…
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More Violence Against Bahrain Police as Political Unrest Rises
August 28, 2015
Washington D.C. – Human Rights First described today’s reports that another policeman has been killed in Bahrain as awful and horribly disturbing news. This evening’s…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: August 24, 2015
August 24, 2015
Top News Family Detention Federal Judge Dolly Gee ruled late on Friday that the Obama Administration must release children from family detention centers “without unnecessary…
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Case Against Bahraini Opposition Leader Should be Dismissed
August 23, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today said that the Bahraini authorities should immediately dismiss the case against prominent opposition leader Ibrahim Sharif. The trial…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: August 10, 2015
August 10, 2015
Top News IMMIGRATION DETENTION The U.S. government issued a response Friday to the federal court ruling that orders an end to the Obama Administration’s policy…
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A Generation of Fighting for Human Rights
August 10, 2015
By Brian Dooley This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post: We’ve all done things we’re not proud of. At discos in the early…
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Senate Bill Would Ban Arms Sales to Bahrain Based on Human Rights Conditions
August 7, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today welcomes the bipartisan introduction of legislation to impose a ban on the sale of arms to Bahrain. The…
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Bahraini Government Shuts Down Independent Newspaper
August 6, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Following news reports that Bahraini authorities have suspended the operations of independent newspaper Al Wasat, Human Rights First’s Brian Dooley issued the…
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2022 Becomes a Crucial Test of Human Rights and Sport
July 31, 2015
By Brian Dooley This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post: With Qatar hosting the 2022 World Cup, and now Beijing the Winter Olympics, 2022 is…
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In Cairo, Kerry Should Reinforce Obama’s Remarks in Kenya
July 30, 2015
By Brian Dooley This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post: President Obama hit many right notes during his trip to Kenya last week – he…