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Nominees Brennan, Hagel Should Face Key Human Rights Questions
January 7, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Following President Obama’s nominations of Senator Chuck Hagel to Secretary of Defense and John Brennan to CIA Director, Human Rights First urges the…
Opinion
Seattle Times: Torture interrogations do not work
January 7, 2013
Op-ed by Michael Marks. ‘ZERO Dark Thirty” hits movie theaters this week, but it has already ignited a debate about torture. At issue is its efficacy…
Press
U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Finds Bahrain FTA Violations
December 21, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First applauds the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) report into violations of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The long-awaited report confirms that…
Press
Human Rights First Calls on Obama to Veto Defense Authorization Bill
December 21, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First urges President Obama to veto the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) because it undermines U.S. leadership on human rights. …
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Prominent Bahraini Human Rights Defender Among Dozens Arrested Today in Manama
December 17, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First has confirmed that prominent Bahraini human rights defender Said Yousif Almuhafda was arrested today during a protest in the capital…
Press
Bahraini Court Reaffirms Rajab Conviction, Reduces Sentence
December 11, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Today a Bahraini court confirmed the conviction of Nabeel Rajab, head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), and reduced his prison…
Press
Bahraini Human Rights Defender Rajab Appeal Verdict Slated for December 11
December 10, 2012
Washington, DC – Human Rights First today called on the Bahraini authorities to unconditionally release human rights defender Nabeel Rajab at his appeal hearing tomorrow. “Judicial…
Blog
Live Blog of the Human Rights Summit – Day 2
December 5, 2012
4:55 – 4) strengthening multilateral institutions to support human rights. “We would be better off trying to fix [the UN human rights] council from the…
Press
Human Rights First Summit: American Ideals, Universal Values
December 4, 2012
Inaugural summit brings together policymakers, advocates, and business leaders Washington, D.C. –Human Rights First will convene its inaugural Human Rights Summit: American ideals. Universal values, today and tomorrow…
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Live Blog of the Human Rights Summit – Day 1
December 4, 2012
1:44 Ahsan said there if the United States were to hold American torturers accountable it would have a “dramatic effect to the torture that its allies…
Press
Bahrain Continues to Drag Feet Along Pathway to Reform
December 3, 2012
Washington, DC – Today’s postponement of the an appeal hearing for the prominent dissidents known as the Bahrain 13 marks another missed chance for the Kingdom’s…
Press
Bipartisan Bahrain Amendment to Defense Spending Bill Passed
November 30, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today praised the passage of a legislative amendment on Bahrain introduced by Senators and Marco Rubio (R- FL) and…