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Washington Week on Human Rights: April 20, 2015
April 20, 2015
Top News Refugee Protection On Tuesday at 10:05 a.m., Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver remarks during the 45th Annual Conference on the Americas,…
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Impunity Persists in Bahrain Four Years After Four Detainees Were Tortured to Death
April 10, 2015
By Juliette Suarez Washington is considering lifting remaining arms restrictions on Bahrain even as serious human abuses persist. Reports of abuse at the infamous Jaw…
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Feinstein Asks Carter to End Force Feedings at Gitmo
April 8, 2015
Yesterday Senator Dianne Feinstein wrote to Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter asking him to end the unnecessary force-feeding of detainees in Guantanamo Bay. The force-feedings…
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For Sunshine Week, Leahy Says the U.S. Government Should Learn from the Torture Report
March 18, 2015
Today, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) released a statement in honor of Sunshine Week—a national initiative promoting open government and access to information. While our government…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: March 16, 2015
March 16, 2015
Top News WAR AUTHORIZATION On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey will appear before the…
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A Year after Feinstein Announced CIA Hacking Scandal, Torture Legislation Still Needed
March 11, 2015
A year ago today Senator Diane Feinstein took to the Senate floor to make a shocking announcement: the CIA had hacked into computers used by…
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Top 5 Things John Legend Should Know About Bahrain
February 27, 2015
This blog is cross posted from The Hufffington Post: American singer/songwriter John Legend is set to play a gig in Bahrain on Monday, March 2. Bahrain…
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President Obama Makes Case for Putting Human Rights at the Heart of Countering Extremism
February 19, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First welcomed President Obama’s speech today at the White House Summit to Counter Violent Extremism (CVE), in which he affirmed that the fight against violent extremism requires…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: February 17, 2015
February 18, 2015
Top News White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism… Read More
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Why February 14 Matters in Bahrain
February 13, 2015
February 14 this year will be the fourth anniversary of the start of widespread protests in Bahrain for democracy. They were met with a violent…
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President Obama Urged to Prioritize Human Rights at White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism
February 13, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies today urged President Obama to make clear at the White House’s upcoming…
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Where the SSCI and CIA Agree We Have a Problem—And How Senator Feinstein’s Proposed Reforms Can Fix It, Part 2
January 30, 2015
Yesterday I wrote about problems in the CIA’s interrogation program on which the Senate Select Intelligence Committee’s (SSCI) report on CIA torture, the CIA’s response, and the SSCI minority…