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Observers Urge Bahrain to Lift Visa Restrictions
March 2, 2012
Washington, DC – Human Rights First today urged the Bahraini government to lift its visa restrictions on human rights observers wishing to monitor the situation…
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Jaleela Al-Salman: Democratizing Bahrain
March 1, 2012
Jaleela Al-Salman is a teacher and vice president of the Bahrain Teacher’s Association. She, along with her cellmate Roula Al-Safar, was detained for over five…
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Women at the Forefront of Human Rights
March 1, 2012
Eleanor Roosevelt was the driving force behind the International Declaration of Human Rights, which the United Nations passed in 1948. Since then, women have been…
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Bahrain Regime Postpones Medics Case Again
February 27, 2012
Washington, DC – Today, the 20 Bahrain medics who were detained, tortured and sentenced to long terms in prison after an unfair military court trial…
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U.S. Urged to Denounce Bahrain Military Court Convictions Ahead of Teachers’ Court Date
February 17, 2012
Washington, DC – On Sunday, Feb. 19, Mahdi Abu Deeb and Jaleela Al Salman – President and Vice President of the Bahrain Teachers’ Association –…
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Tensions High on Bahrain Anniversary
February 14, 2012
Washington, DC – Today marks one year since Bahraini protestors took to the streets to demand free and fair elections. The Feb. 14, 2011 protests…
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New Bahrain Report Documents “Gathering Storm” Ahead of Uprising Anniversary
February 6, 2012
Washington, DC – Escalating attacks on civilians, fresh reports of torture in custody, and a decision by the Bahraini government to block independent human rights…
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Fresh Concerns Over U.S. Military Sales to Bahrain as Crackdown Continues
January 30, 2012
Washington, DC – The United States Government should explain what’s behind fresh reports of military sales to Bahrain and publicly condemn the Kingdom’s ongoing crackdown in…
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Monday Offers Bahrain Regime Chance to Free Targeted Medics
January 26, 2012
Washington, DC –The group of 20 Bahraini medics convicted by the dictatorship’s military court in September have had their next appeal hearing date suddenly moved-up to Monday, Jan.…
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President Obama: We Need More U.S. Leadership. Support Democracy in Egypt and Bahrain!
January 25, 2012
President Obama asserted in last night’s State of the Union address that the United States is a global leader. He said that the United States…
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Neil Hicks Response to State of the Union Address
January 24, 2012
Washington, DC –– Tonight, following President Obama’s State of the Union address, Human Rights First issued the following statement: “The administration must make good on the…
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State of the Union Address Must Tackle Human Rights Challenges
January 23, 2012
Washington, DC –Human Rights First is urging President Obama to use his State of the Union address to articulate what the United States will do this…