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Bahrain Responds to Obama Speech by Continuing Crackdown
May 23, 2011
Washington, D.C. — Bahraini authorities have reacted to President Obama’s May 19 speech, in which he urged the Bahraini government to “create the conditions for…
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Bahrainis Await U.S. Response to Human Rights Abuses
May 20, 2011
Listen to the latest podcast for an analysis on President Obama’s Middle East speech and an outline of what the U.S. could take to support…
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Human Rights Leader Encourages President Obama to Redefine Middle East Strategy in Speech
May 17, 2011
Washington, D.C. — In anticipation of Thursday’s speech on U.S. policy in the Middle East, Elisa Massimino, President and CEO of Human Rights First, addressed…
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NEW REPORT: Human Rights Defenders Criticize U.S. Government’s Response to Bahraini Crackdown
May 17, 2011
Washington, D.C. — Following a fact-finding mission to Bahrain earlier this week, Human Rights First is calling on President Obama to stand up for human…
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Obama Administration Declines Opportunity to Lay Out Bahrain Position
May 13, 2011
Washington, D.C. — Under Secretary William Burns and Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman declined the opportunity to testify today before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on…
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Secretary Clinton Urged to Convene Special Session on Bahraini Human Rights Abuses
May 13, 2011
Washington, D.C. — Representatives of human rights groups sent a letter today to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton strongly urging the United States to support…
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“When he was recovering from the operation they tortured him again,” Torture and Unfair Trial of Protesters in Bahrain
May 12, 2011
Manama, Bahrain — Human Rights First is gravely concerned at today’s unfair trial in Bahrain of 21 suspects involved in recent protests calling for greater…
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U.S. Must Maintain a Consistent Support for Human Rights in the Middle East
April 30, 2011
The democracy movements in the Middle East have received strong pushback from their governments, resulting in human rights abuses that have left countless pro-democracy activists…
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Four Bahraini Protesters Sentenced to Death, Three to Life Imprisonment After Unfair Trials
April 28, 2011
Washington DC – Human Rights First is gravely concerned at the death sentences imposed on four young men in Bahrain today after proceedings that fell short…
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U.S. Urged to Speak Out in Aftermath of Bahrain Mosque Burnings
April 27, 2011
Washington, DC – Today, Human Rights First expressed concern about reports that dozens of mosques and other religious property used by the Shia majority community in Bahrain…
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US Stays Silent as Bahraini Human Rights Defenders are Targeted
April 21, 2011
In Bahrain, the sudden excitement of democracy rallies have been replaced with the cold reality of repression as the government cracks down on pro-democracy protestors…