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Will President Obama put human rights on the agenda during Saudi Arabia summit?
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Qatar, FIFA, and Labor Exploitation – My Senate Testimony
“… in the most extreme examples, foreign migrant workers have become suicidal after being trapped without pay by employers in Qatar. They have been forced to depend on charity from others simply to eat. Meanwhile, their family members in poor communities in their countries of origin can face eviction and other serious challenges…” US Senate…
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Interview: “World Refugee Crisis Worst Since WWII” on HuffPo Live
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HuffPo Live Interview: Saudi Arabia’s imprisonment of blogger Raif Badawi
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Destroying Boats is Not the Answer for Libya’s Refugees and Migrants
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Interview: The Pope’s Call for Action on Refugees and Migrants
Thousands are fleeing economic hardship, repression, and violence via boats from North Africa in a desperate attempt to reach Europe’s shores. Today I joined a panel on Huffington Post Live to talk about Pope Francis’ recent call for action on refugees, migrants, and asylum-seekers attempting to enter Europe. You can watch the clip here.
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Saudi Arabia & Bahrain: 5 Members of Congress Urge President Obama to Push Saudi Officials to Support Reforms
U.S. Rep Hank Johnson and four other Members of Congress have written a letter to President Obama urging him to push Saudi Arabian officials to be “more constructive” regarding political reform in Bahrain. The core sentence in the letter is the following: Long-term stability in Bahrain can only be achieved through meaningful political reform, and…
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Financial Times Withdraws Award To Narendra Modi, Gujarat’s Chief Minister