29 October 2019 – Today, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) held a Congressional briefing examining the plight of female political prisoners in Bahrain, in particular nine female political prisoners covered in our recently released report, “Breaking the Silence: Bahraini women political prisoners expose systemic abuses.” Monica Zuraw of ADHRB moderated the[…]
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28 October 2019 – On 22 October, Deputy Jim O’Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, the steps being taken by Ireland in respect of prisoners of conscience in Bahrain, and asked if the Minister would make a statement on the matter. This question was a result of ADHRB’s[…]
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Hani Mohamed AlNajjar is a 25-year-old administrative assistant and Bahraini citizen. Hani suffers from muscular dystrophy and requires a three-hour long physiotherapy session each week. His condition causes a chronic weakness in his upper and lower limbs, making it difficult for him to walk and perform certain life functions without assistance. Before his arrest and[…]
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16 October 2019 – On 8 October, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) sent a letter to Jerome Cauchard, the ambassador-designee for France to the Kingdom of Bahrain, ahead of his arrival in Manama and before he assumed his role as ambassador. In the letter, ADHRB urged Ambassador Cauchard to make human[…]
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This post was updated on 18 October to reflect Foreign Minister Coveney’s response to Frank O’Rourke’s 15 October question. 15 October 2019 – Since mid-September, as a result of ongoing advocacy efforts by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), Members of the Oireachtas and of the Senate in Ireland raised concerns about[…]
