Open Letter to President Biden December 6, 2021 President Joseph R. Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: On the eve of the Summit for Democracy, I am writing this open letter to you to propose a new and transformative path forward for the United States and[…]
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Yaser Jawad Ahmed is a 22-year-old Bahraini who was arrested without a warrant by Bahraini authorities in 2021. He faced various fair trial and due process violations and is currently serving his 3-year sentence in Jau Prison. At 5 a.m. on 26 April 2021, officers from the Ministry of Interior attacked and raided Yaser’s house,[…]
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The Law on Restorative Justice and Protection of Children from Abuse was passed on 15 February 2021 and came into force on 18 August 2021. So far, the passage of the law seems futile and has not brought an end to the violations and ill-treatment of young convicts at Dry Dock. In this report, Americans[…]
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Husain Ali Matar was a 16-year-old student in his second year of middle school when he was arrested without a warrant after being summoned by a Ministry of Interior (MoI) officer via phone call. He was then subjected to physical and psychological torture and forced to confess. Husain is currently held in New Dry Dock[…]
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Khalil Ebrahim AlQassab was 18 years old when he was arrested for the second time in his life from his house in Northern Sehla in May 2013. Since his arrest, Khalil has suffered physical and psychological torture, as well as religious discrimination at the hands of the Bahraini authorities. He remains in Jau Prison where[…]
