HRC42 Written Statement: Bahrain and the Alleged Al-Qaeda Connection

Ahead of the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted a written statement to the Council highlighting the recent allegations that authorities in Bahrain have used extremist and terrorist organizations to counter political opposition. Continue reading below for the full text of the[…]

HRC42 Written Statement: The persistent patterns of reprisals against Human Rights Defenders in Bahrain

Ahead of the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted a written statement to the Council concerning Bahrain’s government deliberate patterns of reprisals against Human Rights Defenders (HRD) who attempt to cooperate with the United Nations (UN) and its bodies. Continue reading below[…]

Profiles in Persecution: Majeed Ahmed Habib Ahmed

Majeed Ahmed Habib Ahmed is a 37-year-old Bahraini citizen who was arrested in 2013. Bahraini authorities arrested him at his home without a warrant for allegedly attending a protest, and he was subjected to torture and convicted in an unfair trial. He is now being held at Jau Prison. On 7 May 2013, at 4:00am,[…]

HRC42 Written Statement: Unjust Executions in Bahrain: the Cases of Ali AlArab and Ahmed AlMalali

Ahead of the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted a written statement to the Council concerning death penalty in Bahrain and the recent executions of Ali Arab and Ahmed AlMalali which took place this July 2019 despite allegations of torture and unfair[…]

Statement from Hunger Striker on Jau Prison Conditions

 23 August 2019 – Bahraini prisoner Ali Fakhrawi, one of hundreds of Bahraini prisoners on hunger strike, sent a voice recording from Jau Prison, detailing the appalling conditions for individuals in the “isolation” buildings – while they are not held in solitary confinement, they are held with individuals with which they do not share a[…]