Ali Salman Maki Marhoon was a 16-year-old minor and school student when Bahraini authorities arrested him without a warrant on 5 August 2024 after summoning him to the Sitra Police Station. During his detention, he has endured enforced disappearance, torture, denial of legal representation, unfair trials, and deprivation of his right to education and family[…]
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On March 17, 2025, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an intervention during the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. During the Agenda Item 3 General Debate, ADHRB highlighted the ongoing detention of prominent elderly Bahraini opposition leaders and HRDs since 2011, despite multiple UN calls for their[…]
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On March 17, 2025, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an intervention during the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. During the Agenda Item 3 General Debate, ADHRB highlighted Bahrain’s continued detention of political prisoners convicted on terrorism charges after their confessions were extracted under torture. We[…]
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On March 13, 2025, ADHRB delivered an intervention at the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council during the Annual Discussion on the Rights of the Child. ADHRB expressed deep concern over Bahrain’s blatant violations of minors’ rights in detention, which contravene the Convention on the Rights of the Child. We express deep[…]
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On March 10, 2025, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an intervention during the Annual Debate on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at HRC58, condemning Bahrain’s medical neglect of disabled political prisoners, highlighting the case of Dr. Abduljalil AlSingace. We express deep concerns over Bahrain’s ongoing denial of healthcare and[…]
