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Quoted: MSNBC – “The World Cup disaster in Qatar”
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/why-the-world-cup-no-game “Amnesty believes the U.S. can also take a more aggressive approach in demanding that a certain set of international standards be met. “Members of Congress and the White House need to incorporate labor rights in [the U.S.’s] bilateral relationship with Qatar,” said Sunjeev Bery, Amnesty [International USA]’s Middle East and North Africa advocacy director,…
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Quoted: Bloomberg | “Obama Seeks to Reassure Saudi King on Iran Talks, Syria”
“The president’s silence demonstrates once again that when it comes to human rights, the U.S. holds repressive allies to a much lower standard than adversaries,” said Sunjeev Bery, Amnest International USA’s advocacy director for the Middle East and North Africa. Bloomberg: Obama Seeks to Reassure Saudi King on Iran Talks, Syria By Julianna Goldman and…
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Quoted: Washington Examiner | “Obama refuses to raise human rights issues with Saudis”
Washington Examiner: Obama refuses to raise human rights issues with Saudis By Joel Gehrke | March 31, 2014 “…It wasn’t just Republicans angry with Obama. Amnesty International accused him of showing hypocrisy on human rights issues. “The president’s silence demonstrates once again that when it comes to human rights, the U.S. holds repressive allies to…
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Quoted: McClatchy News | “Obama honors Saudi woman’s fight against abuse, heads back to Washington”
McClatchy Washington Bureau: Obama honors Saudi woman’s fight against abuse, heads back to Washington By Lesley Clark | March 29, 2014 Sunjeev Bery, Amnesty International’s advocacy director for Middle East and North Africa, said the group was deeply disappointed that Obama didn’t raise human rights issues with the Saudi leader or speak about…
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Quoted: FoxNews.com | Amnesty International says human rights ‘missing in action’ on Obama trip to Saudi Arabia
FoxNews.com: Amnesty International says human rights ‘missing in action’ on Obama trip to Saudi Arabia Published March 28, 2014 Amnesty International is criticizing President Obama for not discussing Saudi Arabia’s human rights record in either private meetings with King Abdullah or meetings with other Saudi officials. A spokesman for the human rights group Sunjeev Bery…
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Quoted: ABC News Radio | “Amnesty Int’l Challenges Obama to Bring Female Driver to Saudi Arabia”
ABC News Radio: Amnesty Int’l Challenges Obama to Bring Female Driver to Saudi Arabia By Carmen Cox March 27, 2014 …Amnesty International also weighed in, urging the president to bring along a female Secret Service agent as his driver while in the Kingdom. “President Obama should show his support by bringing a female Secret Service…