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[…]
ADHRB Director Husain Abdulla traveled to Geneva, Switzerland this week to observe the UN Human Rights Council’s 21st Session this week. During the session, the Council adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Bahrain. In conducting the UPR, the Human Rights Council (HRC) made 176 recommendations to Bahrain regarding the status of[…]
ADHRB joined ten organizations this week in calling upon US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [pdf] to suspend security assistance and funding to Bahrain in light of credible reports of abuse by security forces there. The organizations also called on Secretary Clinton to offer assistance to Bahrain to help bring those human rights violators to justice.[…]
Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) condemns, in the strongest terms, yesterday’s attacks against the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including US Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. “Religious intolerance and hatred are unacceptable, and should be fully condemned, but even more damnable are the violent[…]
Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) solemnly commemorates the 11th anniversary of the attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives on September 11, 2001. ADHRB offers its condolences to the family and friends of the victims of these attacks, and to the many service members who lost their lives trying to protect American[…]
