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PHR Welcomes Creation of ICE Public Advocate

02/08/2012

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with enforcing immigration laws and running immigration detention centers, announced on Thursday that it is creating a Public Advocate post to address complaints regarding immigration enforcement.

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Congressmen Confront Bahrain Over Recent NGO Visa Restrictions

Huffington Post
02/03/2012

With the first anniversary of the popular uprising, and subsequent suppression, in Bahrain fast approaching, a number of human rights organizations are asking a dreaded question: What happens if there's another crackdown, and not enough international organizations are there to witness it?

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US pushes Bahrain arms deal despite abuses

Al Jazeera
02/02/2012

Obama administration using legal loophole to sell arms to Bahrain despite ongoing abuses and crackdown on NGOs.

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Myanmar: Health Concerns for Kachin IDPs

IRIN Asia
01/31/2012

Internally displaced persons in Burma's Kachin state are suffering without adequate supplies or sanitation, according to aid workers. Bill Davies of PHR stressed the need for stronger assistance for the displaced, particularly as camps face the threat of contagious disease.

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Tank at College of Health Sciences, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain

US Should Not Reward Bahrain with Military Equipment

01/30/2012

Over the weekend, the US administration chose to move forward with the sale of military equipment to Bahrain, despite the fact that tear gas assaults on minority Shi’a neighborhoods recently took the life of a 6-day-old girl and a 14-year-old boy. Such a sale, even if it does not include weapons, sends the wrong message to the people of Bahrain who are protesting government oppression.

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