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Why Bahraini prince must be sanctioned for human rights violations
January 19, 2024
By Brian Dooley and Suchita Uppal Human Rights First has formally recommended to the U.S. Department of State that it impose visa sanctions against Bahrain’s…
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Human Rights First Seeks Visa Ban for Bahrain’s Alleged Torturer Prince
January 19, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First has recommended that the U.S. Department of State impose visa sanctions against Prince Nasser bin Hamad al Khalifa of…
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Human Rights First Responds to Arrest of Leading Bahraini Dissident Ebrahim Sharif
December 20, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First is alarmed at news that leading Bahraini opposition figure Ebrahim Sharif has been arrested today, apparently for a series…
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The U.S. Needs a Human Rights Institute to Reform the International System
October 26, 2023
About half the countries in the world have some form of National Human Rights Institute (NHRI), which are meant to promote and implement international human…
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September Series: Highlighting international human rights NGOs
Monday, September 18, 2023
Join us throughout September for a captivating 3-part webinar series hosted by Human Rights First, featuring Senior Advisor, Brian Dooley. In these 30-minute conversations, we…
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Two Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Bahrain Tell of Their Ordeal
September 11, 2023
By Brian Dooley Bahrain is facing a new human rights crisis as the largest prison protest in the country’s history escalates. Over 800 prisoners —…
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Bahrain Faces New Crisis As Prison Protests Escalate
August 18, 2023
By Brian Dooley Bahrain is lurching into another crisis as hundreds of prisoners protest about the lack of adequate medical care. Among those denied the…
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Russian Forces Attack Medical Facilities Across Ukraine
March 28, 2023
By Brian Dooley Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine: I’m with Mike Breen of Human Rights First, about ten miles from the Russian border in the northeastern villages…
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As Human Rights Researchers Denied Entry to Bahrain, U.S. Embassy Stays Silent
March 10, 2023
By Brian Dooley It’s fair to say that Bahrain’s ruling family doesn’t do well with negative feedback. Its peaceful critics are in jail, framed for being…
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No Room For Silence in Hong Kong’s Mass Trial
February 6, 2023
By Brian Dooley Hundreds of people queued up this morning for 39 public seats available at the opening day of Hong Kong’s mass trial of…
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Crimean Human Rights Lawyers Appeal for Solidarity in Wake of Attacks
November 22, 2022
By Brian Dooley KYIV: The Crimean Solidarity movement was set up by lawyers, journalists, and relatives of those arrested following the Russian invasion of Crimea…
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Statement before Tom Lantos Commission: “Say Their Names”
November 1, 2022
On November 1, 2022, Human Rights First Senior Advisor Brian Dooley addressed the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on the issue of Bahrain's 2022 elections.…