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Washington Week on Human Rights: July 6, 2015
July 6, 2015
Top News Guantanamo Over the weekend, six former British cabinet ministers joined a group of more than 80 prominent Britons to urge the Obama Administration to…
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National Military Strategy Should Include Greater Protection for Human Rights
July 1, 2015
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First said that the 2015 National Military Strategy, released today, should place a greater emphasis on ensuring that U.S. partners in counterterrorism…
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Allies’ Human Rights Practices Harm Anti-ISIL Effort
July 1, 2015
By Jordan Dannenberg Human rights abuses are fueling the Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant (ISIL). Testifying before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on…
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U.S. to Send Weapons to Bahrain
June 29, 2015
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today condemned the U.S. State Department’s decision to lift the holds on security assistance to the Bahrain Defense Force and National…
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U.S. Government Should Promote Global Counterterrorism Strategy Rooted in Human Rights
June 26, 2015
New York City—Today, in response to terrorist attacks in Kuwait and Tunisia, Human Rights First urged the U.S. government to redouble its efforts to combat…
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State Department Country Reports Highlight Need for U.S. Leadership on Human Rights
June 25, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today welcomed the release of the State Department’s 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, noting that the widespread…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: June 22, 2015
June 23, 2015
Top News Combatting Violent Extremism This week, from June 24-28, Kenya will host a regional conference on countering violent extremism. The gathering will bring together more…
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No Hollywood Ending for Bahraini Opposition Leaders
June 22, 2015
This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post: Yul Brynner’s 1962 role as a political leader on the run from a middle eastern dictator wasn’t…
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Countering ISIL’s Messaging
June 22, 2015
By Jordan Dannenberg Delegitimizing ISIL’s ideology and messaging is a key pillar of the president’s five-part strategy for “degrading and defeating” it. Last week, PBS’s…
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Bahrain Releases Major Political Leader from Prison
June 19, 2015
Washington, D.C. – In response to today’s reports that Ebrahim Sharif, leader of Bahraini liberal secular group Waad, has been released from prison Human Rights First’s…
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Conviction of Bahraini Opposition Leader is a Major Setback to Reform
June 16, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First said today’s conviction of the leader of Bahrain’s main peaceful opposition group Al Wefaq, Sheikh Ali Salman, on political charges seriously damages any hope for a political…
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Bahrain Medic Recounts Conditions in Jaw Prison
June 10, 2015
This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post: Finally, after serving his three year sentence in a Bahrain prison, 47 year-old nurse Ebrahim Demastani has…