15 February 2019 – On 14 February 2019, Maureen O’Sullivan TD and Niall Collins TD held a topical issue debate concerning the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain in Ireland’s Dáil Éireann. The debate came on the eighth anniversary of the 2011 pro-democracy movement and protests, which were met with a violent government crackdown that[…]
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14 February 2019 – On 13 February 2019, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) held a panel for students at American University’s (AU) School of International Service (SIS) on the human rights status in Bahrain, entitled “Addressing Human Rights Abuses in Bahrain and the Arab Gulf.” Jeff Bachman, Genocide scholar at AU,[…]
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15 February 2019 – On 14 February 2019, Representative Jim McGovern provided remarks on the Congressional Record on the ongoing deterioration of human rights in Bahrain. This statement came on the eighth anniversary of the 2011 mass pro-democracy protests, which were met by a violent government crackdown that has continued to this day. Americans for[…]
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Speakers: Maryam Al-Khawaja, leading human rights activist/GCHR Cristina Sugoni, ADHRB Riccardo Noury, Amnesty International Brian Dooley, Human Rights First Moderating and hosting the event: Senator Alberto Airola Find the Italian translation of the event summary here. Senator Alberto Airola opened the event by stating that it is clear that in the current geopolitical landscape, Bahrain[…]
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14 February 2019 – Today marks the eighth anniversary of the mass pro-democracy movement in Bahrain, when tens of thousands of Bahraini citizens peacefully demonstrated around the country, calling for democratic reform and respect for human rights. However, as we commemorate this day, we condemn the Bahraini government’s violent suppression of the movement and its[…]
