On In March 2022, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted five reports To the UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (CESCR) concerning the State of Bahrain’s fidelity to the the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Find below the reports as a PDF version: Bahrain: Consistent[…]
Sayed Ali Moosa Jaafar, was a 34-year-old court porter when he was arrested without a warrant in October 2014. He was consequently tortured and convicted in an unfair trial. Sayed Ali is currently serving his sentence in Jau Prison. On 25 October 2014, at around midnight, officers in civilian clothing and riot police broke into[…]
Ali Mohsen Muhana is a Bahraini activist, father of political prisoner Husain Muhana, and an ex-political prisoner himself. After being tortured and imprisoned for participating in the AlDiraz demonstrations in 2017, he has repeatedly faced legal measures from summons to detention as acts of reprisal against his activism and demands for the release of prisoners[…]
Isa Ali Sarhan was only 17 years old when masked men and riot police stormed his house and arrested him in 2009. He was threatened and subjected to different forms of torture from the moment of his arrest. He is currently in Jau Prison serving a 15-year-sentence. On 16 March 2009, 10 riot police cars[…]
The year 2021 witnessed systematic whitewashing campaigns by Bahrain authorities, stemming from critical events. These included incidents at Jau and Dry Dock prisons such as the Ombudsman office acquitting prison officials of any violations committed against Dr. AbdulJalil Al-Singace, who has been on hunger strike since July 8 to the date in protest against the[…]