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Will a US citizen get a life sentence tomorrow in Egypt?
U.S. citizen Mohamed Soltan is wrongfully imprisoned in Egypt and on hunger strike. Mr. Soltan is at risk of receiving life imprisonment tomorrow on trumped up charges and for so-called “crimes” that are not recognized under international standards and human rights law. Will the Obama Administration do more than just privately push for his release? There…
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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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HRW: Dispatches: “Obama Refuses to Talk Human Rights in Saudi Arabia”
http://www.hrw.org/node/124305 March 31, 2014 By Adam Coogle Human Rights Watch US President Barack Obama left Riyadh on the afternoon of March 29 apparently without raising human rights issues during talks with Saudi officials. The trip came at a time when Saudi Arabia has scaled up its persecution of peaceful dissidents and human rights activists –…
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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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After Saudi Arabia: White House Said No Talk of Human Rights (Transcript)
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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…