Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) condemns the use of violence in Bahrain during ongoing clashes between protesters and police. News from Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior that a policeman has died today and that another is critically wounded, purportedly as a result of a bomb explosion during protests yesterday, is particularly troubling[…]
ADHRB denounces the arrest of human rights activist Mohammed Al-Maskati and the postponement of an appeals hearing in the case of Nabeel Rajab today. Both actions demonstrate the government of Bahrain’s diminishing capacity to abide by its international human rights obligations. Arrest of Human Rights Defender Mohammed Al-Maskati ADHRB strongly condemns the arrest of human[…]
Bahrain’s Court of Cassation upheld the convictions and sentences of nine Bahraini medics today, ranging from one month to five years in prison. The medics, who were originally sentenced by a military court to five to 15 years in prison, were allegedly tortured into giving false confessions during their detention last year. They were released[…]
