ADHRB Weekly Newsletter 52

Join the #FreeNabeel Campaign! In four days, Bahraini human rights defender and prisoner of conscience Nabeel Rajab will be released from prison after serving a politically motivated sentence. In preparation for his release, please join ADHRB, Amnesty International, and other NGOs by taking a photo and sharing it on Twitter using #FreeNabeel! ### From ADHRB FF[…]

ADHRB Weekly Newsletter 51

UPDATE: American Teen on Trial in Bahrain The trial of 17-year old U.S. citizen Abdulla Jaffar has been postponed until Wednesday, May 14 because there were no witnesses for the prosecution present. Though a U.S. Embassy representative was present in the courtroom on Tuesday, Abdulla’s family has expressed disappointment about the lack of action on the part[…]

ADHRB Calls for Independent Investigation into Death of 14-Year-Old Protester

WASHINGTON, DC – 22 May 2014 – Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) strongly condemns the death of a 14-year-old boy from Sitra in Bahrain on 21 May, and calls for an independent investigation into his death. Sayed Mahmood Sayed Mohsen died after being shot in the chest at close range by[…]

ADHRB Weekly Newsletter 50

Bahrain Must Fully Cooperate with OHCHR On 2 May 2014, the United Nations (U.N.) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) concluded a two-month technical mission to the Kingdom of Bahrain.  OHCHR has been extremely active in addressing the litany of human rights abuses in Bahrain. Unfortunately, the Government of Bahrain’s own obstinacy and interference limited the[…]

Stabilizing Bahrain: The Case for U.S. Leadership at the UN Human Rights Council

This Saturday, May 24, prominent Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab is scheduled to be released from prison after completing an arbitrary and politically-motivated sentence. After 2 years detention, Rajab will leave prison only to find his country in crisis. Compounding abuses from the past three years have laid waste to human rights in Bahrain, creating a rapidly[…]