We found 624 results for “Bahrain”.
Letter
Letter from Interrogators: Release the SSCI Report
February 26, 2014
February 25, 2014 Dear Senator: We write to you as current and former professional interrogators, interviewers, and intelligence officials regarding the Senate Select Committee…
Blog
Supporting Repressive Governments Does Not Enhance Security
February 18, 2014
This is a cross post from the Huffington Post: After watching authoritarian regimes in the Arab region crumble over the last few years, often leaving terrible…
Press
U.S. Government Should Call for Release of Bahraini Political Prisoners
February 12, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today urged the U.S. government to use the third anniversary of the Bahraini uprising to publicly push for the release of…
Blog
Bahrain’s Soldier Sailor Sunni Shia Struggle
February 7, 2014
By Brian Dooley This is a cross-post from The Huffington Post. Three years after the large-scale protests began in Bahrain, the Sunni-led government is still presiding over…
Press
Bahrain Crown Prince Meets with Opposition Leaders
January 16, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Following news reports that Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman met with opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman on Wednesday, Human Rights First’s Brian Dooley issued…
Press
Omnibus Bill Fails to Put Human Rights at Center of U.S. Policy
January 14, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today said the congressional omnibus budget compromise reached in Congress does little to advance a robust vision of American leadership…
Press
Bahrain Suspension of National Dialogue Provides Opportunity for Real Reconciliation
January 9, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Following today’s news that the Bahraini government is suspending the National Dialogue reconciliation talks, Human Rights First’s Brian Dooley issued the following statement:…
Press
South Korea Halts Export of Tear Gas to Bahrain
January 7, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today welcomes reports that South Korea has suspended shipment of tear gas to Bahrain on the grounds of political instability…
Blog
Peaceful Activists Face Inhumane Conditions in Bahrain’s Overcrowded Central Prison
December 15, 2013
The main penitentiary in Bahrain, Jaw Prison, is 34 percent over capacity, according to a September 2013 report by an Ombudsman’s office within the Bahraini Ministry of…
Opinion
The Hill: Bahrain hearing ignores failures of US policy
November 21, 2013
Op-ed by Brian Dooley. On Tuesday, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs held its first hearings on Bahrain since the large scale pro-democracy protests there…
Press
Report Recommends New Strategy for U.S. Action in Bahrain
November 15, 2013
Washington, D.C. – In a new report detailing steps the United States should take to support Bahrain’s transition to democracy and the rule of law, Human…
Blog
Congressional Briefing: A New Way Forward for U.S. Government Engagement with Bahrain
November 8, 2013
Where Cannon HOB 210 (Capitol South Metro Station) Friday, November 15 10:00am – 11:15am Featuring Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) Emile A. Nakhleh, Ph.D. Research Professor, University of New Mexico and…