We found 634 results for “Bahrain”.
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The Tough Conversation
May 5, 2015
Date: May 12, 2015 – 2:00pm President Obama has promised to have a tough conversation with the GCC leaders meeting at the White House and Camp…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: May 4, 2015
May 4, 2015
Top News Immigration Detention Over the weekend, more than 500 people gathered in Dilley, Texas to protest the Obama Administration’s immigration detention policies that have put…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: April 27, 2015
April 27, 2015
Top News State Department Country Reports Early this week, the U.S. State Department is expected to release its 2014 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.…
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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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Washington Week on Human Rights: April 13, 2015
April 13, 2015
Top News Equality in Jamaica During his trip to Jamaica last week, President Obama voiced support for the island’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)…
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Nabeel Rajab’s Detention Extended
April 13, 2015
By Brian Dooley Bahrain human rights defender Nabeel Rajab’s detention was extended another 15 days on Saturday April 11. He was arrested on April 2…
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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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Formula 1 in Bahrain: Four Things To Know
April 10, 2015
Since the beginning of the 2011 democratic uprising in Bahrain, the kingdom has faced ongoing instability and unrest fueled by protests for reform. As you…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: April 6, 2015
April 6, 2015
Top News President Obama to Jamaica On Thursday, President Obama will travel to Jamaica en route to participate in the Summit of the Americas in Panama.…
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Leading Bahrain Activist Nabeel Rajab Reportedly Arrested
April 2, 2015
Washington, DC – Human Rights First said that the reported arrest of prominent Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab today is another alarming setback to…
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Statelessness is a Human Rights Violation
March 30, 2015
By Erica Qualliotine An estimated 10 million people in the world are stateless. One third are children. When people do not legally exist, they are…
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Bahrain’s Prisons At Their Breaking Point
March 20, 2015
By Brian Dooley This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post: Something’s wrong at Bahrain’s main jail, Jaw Prison. It’s hard to get full…