Bahraini Government Sows the Seeds for Radicalization
In a February speech at the Brookings Institute, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined the Obama administration’s strategy for countering...
As the director of the Washington office of Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), James Suzano plans and executes advocacy strategies that advance human rights in Bahrain and the GCC. He also implements ADHRB’s international law initiatives, advocating with both domestic and international organizations for the cause of human rights and democracy in the GCC. James provides victim services to individuals who have been harmed by GCC governments, advocating on their behalf at the United Nations and before other organizations. Before joining ADHRB, James assisted the United Nations in Italy, where he was instrumental in creating a legal database on pirates. He has also served in multiple managerial roles for companies in China. James received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law, where he focused on international human rights, refugee, and asylum law, particularly as related to refugee crises resulting from conflicts in North Africa. While at UCLA, James wrote multiple papers on the potential for international criminal prosecution of war crimes offenders in Libya. He received his B.A. in political science from the University of California, San Diego.