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Nabeel Rajab Trial Opens Sunday as U.S. Government Urges Bahrain to Drop Charges
October 17, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today welcomed the U.S. State Department’s call urging the Bahraini government to drop the charges against prominent human rights defender…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: October 14, 2014
October 14, 2014
Top News KERRY TO CAIRO Secretary of State John Kerry is in Cairo today to participate in an international conference of 50 nations pledging $5…
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Bahrain Human Rights Defender Faces Charges for Tweet
October 14, 2014
By Brian Dooley This is a cross-post from the Huffington Post Within two weeks of releasing leading human rights defender Maryam Al Khawaja from jail the Bahrain…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: October 6, 2014
October 6, 2014
Top News IMMIGRATION DETENTION ABUSE CLAIMS Several women detained at the Karnes County Residential Center, an immigration detention facility in southern Texas, say workers have sexually…
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Fighting the Closure of Civil Society Space
October 3, 2014
By Carolyn Greco Last week, the United States joined other governments at the United Nations Human Rights Council to pass the Irish-led resolution A/HRC/27/L.24 calling for support and defense of civil societies.…
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Reports That Travel Ban on Bahraini Activist Maryam Al Khawaja Lifted, Nabeel Rajab Detained
October 1, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today welcomed news that leading human rights activist Maryam Al Khawaja will be allowed to leave Bahrain. The organization…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: September 29, 2014
September 29, 2014
Top News ISIS This week, the United States will continue its work to expand the coalition of nations joining in the effort to defeat the Islamic…
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As Trial of Activist Maryam Al Khawaja Approaches, Senators Call on Bahrain to Drop Charges
September 26, 2014
Washington, D.C. – A bipartisan group of six U.S. Senators urged the Bahraini government to drop the travel ban and charges that have been levied against…
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Senators Urge Bahrain to Drop Charges on Maryam Al Khawaja
September 26, 2014
Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) urged the Bahraini government to drop…
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President’s Strategy for Confronting Violent Extremism Is Unconvincing
September 25, 2014
This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post: President Obama’s remarks to the United Nations General Assembly singled out “the cancer of violent extremism” in…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: September 22, 2014
September 25, 2014
Top News U.N. General Assembly This week, as the United Nations General Assembly gathers in New York City, President Obama will address member nations on Wednesday…
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Bahraini Activist Maryam Al Khawaja Released from Detention
September 18, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today welcomes reports that leading human rights activist Maryam Al Khawaja has been released from detention in Bahrain, and urges the Bahraini…