Brian Dooley, a director at Human Rights First, criticized the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for not publicly endorsing the call of the chairman of the Danish parliamentary delegation, MP Søren Søndergaard, to release prisoner of conscience Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja.

Senior advisor at Human Rights First, Brian Dooley, said the human rights community expected the Biden administration to do more than it did on the ground.

Activist Brian Dooley from Human Rights First said that we are in a new context because of the Coronavirus, indicating that "people, like Naji Fateel and other human rights defenders, should not be imprisoned with or without the virus."

Human rights organizations, activists and researchers called for radical change in international policies tackling human rights violations in Bahrain in an international conference held in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, entitled “Bahrain: 8 Years of Repression under International Silence”.

Activists criticize British shadow minister’s praise for Bahraini government.

Human Rights First’s Brian Dooley wrote a letter addressing the President of Bahrain’s National Security Agency (NSA), Sheikh Talal bin Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, 10 days after Bahraini human rights activist Ebtisam Al-Saegh’s Arrest.

Human Rights First today called on the Trump Administration to condemn the actions of Bahraini security forces who reportedly attacked peaceful protesters in the village of Diraz.

Human Rights First condemned Trump Administration’s decision to move forward with sale of 19 F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain, despite Bahraini regime’s failure to meet human rights conditions attached to deal.

Brian Dooley said the decision allowing civilians to be tried in military courts “is the final kiss goodbye to any pretense of the rule of law.”

Brian Dooley stressed that the sale will encourage further repression in the island kingdom of Bahrain, which, in turn, will cause greater instability and violence in the country.

Human Rights Watch sent a letter to the American President Barack Obama demanding him to use his left 100 days in office to help ameliorate human rights situation in the world.

Human Rights First urged the US government to link the proposed sale of F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain to the release of jailed Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, who faces a verdict in court tomorrow.

The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the US Congress (TLHRC) held a hearing on Friday (September 9, 2016) to examine the US government’s response to the human rights crisis in Bahrain

Tom Lantos Commission on Human Rights holds on Friday hearing to discuss the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain.

Human Rights First said in a statement on the Internet that “the U.S. government should speak out on behalf of both these men (Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman and Dr. Taha Al-Dirazi) and call for the charges against them to be dropped.”

Human Rights First said Bahrain continues to attack leading Shia clerics in country, stressing this targeting fuels Bahrain’s polarization.

HRF urged US State Department to submit congressionally-mandated report assessing Bahraini government's implementation of BICI recommendations.

HRF Urged United States to Publicly Call for Release of Sheikh Ali Salman in Bahrain.

Human Rights First stated that it was alarmed at reports that prominent Bahraini human rights defender Zainab Al Khawaja and her baby were seized from her home today by Bahraini security officers.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Human Rights First expressed its concerns of reports that another policeman has been killed in Bahrain, urging “the US government to take action to help Bahrain find a way out of its political crisis before the violence escalates further.”