A 16-year-old boy was killed by Bahraini security forces during protests in Muharraq on Friday. According to initial reports, security forces used live rounds of ammunition on protesters, wounding Hussam al-Haddad, who was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital. According to the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), after security forces fired shots[…]
As international human rights groups, we call on member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council who participated in Bahrain’s Universal Periodic Review in May 2012 to urge Bahrain to release human rights defenders and peaceful opposition activists, who have been subjected to constant harassment by security forces and the courts for exercising their rights to[…]
Americans for Democracy and Human Rights of Bahrain (ADHRB) strongly condemns the three-year prison sentence handed down by a Bahrain court today against Nabeel Rajab for his participation in protests, referred to by the Government of Bahrain as “illegal gatherings.” Decisions were rendered in three separate cases against Mr. Rajab, each resulting in a one-year[…]
ADHRB joined 25 organizations today in a letter to House Members urging their support for legislation that would prohibit US arms sales to countries where weapons are at risk of being used to commit or facilitate human rights abuses. Introduced by Rep. Raul Grijalva, the bill, known as the Arms Sale Responsibility Act (H.R. 5749), currently[…]
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Statement of Husain Abdulla, Director Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain Before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing: “Implementation of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry Report” Wednesday, August 1, 2012 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Rayburn 2237 I would like to thank the distinguished Chairmen of this Commission for holding this important[…]
