Geneva, Switzerland — 22 September 2015 — On behalf of Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), BIRD Advocacy Director Sayed Alwadaei delivered an oral intervention on the ongoing political crisis in Bahrain. In addition to maintaining[…]
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Geneva, Switzerland — 22 September 2015 — On behalf of Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain, advocacy associate Eric Eikenberry delivered an oral intervention at the 30th session of the Human Rights Council. The intervention addressed the systematic use of torture within the criminal justice system of Saudi Arabia. In particular, the intervention[…]
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Today marks one month since the arrest and disappearance of prominent Emirati academic Dr. Nasser bin Ghaith. On 18 August 2015, UAE security forces detained Dr. bin Ghaith allegedly in relation to his tweets about Egypt. Nothing has been heard from him since his arrest, and his current whereabouts remain unknown. ADHRB and a number[…]
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On the occasion of Secretary Kerry’s meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) and Human Rights First (HRF) sent a letter to the Secretary asking him to raise the cases of several prominent human rights defenders facing persecution in the United Arab Emirates. Dr. Nasser[…]
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18 September 2015 — Geneva, Switzerland — On behalf of Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain, Executive Director Husain Abdulla delivered remarks on the status of four Saudi women’s rights activists. These activists — Sahar Al Saud, Jawaher Al Saud, Maha Al Saud, and Hala Al Saud — are daughters of the late[…]
