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Washington Week on Human Rights: November 17, 2014
November 17, 2014
Top News Immigration During a Saturday panel at the Reagan Presidential Library, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson confirmed that President Obama is expected to issue…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: November 10, 2014
November 12, 2014
Top News TORTURE This week, the United States will appear before the United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva to describe its efforts to fulfill America’s…
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Letter to General John Allen
November 6, 2014
November 5, 2014 General John Allen Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL U.S. Department of State 201 C Street NW Washington,…
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Obama Administration Should Raise Human Rights Concerns During Conference of Coalition to Counter ISIL in Bahrain
November 6, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today urged the Obama Administration to publicly raise concern over the Bahraini government’s ongoing human rights abuses as the Kingdom…
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Letter to General John Allen
November 5, 2014
November 5, 2014 General John Allen Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL U.S. Department of State 201 C Street NW Washington,…
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Election Day Reflection
November 4, 2014
By Maddy Tennis Today U.S. citizens head to the polls, exercising the fundamental freedom of the right to vote. As we practice democracy at its…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: November 3, 2014
November 3, 2014
Top News TORTURE The United Nations Committee Against Torture kicked off its November session today and will review steps taken by countries to prevent torture and…
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Bahrain Suspends Opposition Group for Three Months
October 28, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First said that today’s three-month suspension of the Bahraini opposition group al Wefaq is likely to lead to more friction and…
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Don’t Blame New Freedoms for Violent Religious Extremism
October 23, 2014
This is a cross post from The Huffington Post Dictatorships do a great deal more to create and maintain violent religious extremism than liberalization has done…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: October 20, 2014
October 20, 2014
Top News TORTURE Over the weekend, The New York Times’ Charlie Savage reported that State Department attorneys are urging the president to “officially abandon” the George W.…
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Is the United States Government Finally Losing Patience with Bahrain?
October 20, 2014
By Brian Dooley This is a cross post from the Huffington Post The U.S. State Department today reacted to a decision by a Bahraini judge not to…
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Bahrain Court Refuses Release of Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab
October 19, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today expressed deep concern at a Bahraini court’s decision to continue the imprisonment of prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab,…