3 July 2023 – Today, as part of the 53rd session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, Switzerland, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) held a joint side event with the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Al[…]
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Gender discrimination against women’s right to transfer Bahraini citizenship to children – a freedom that is reserved for male citizens Constitutional provisions on gender equality and laws guaranteeing equal rights to confer citizenship are crucial for ensuring women’s legal equality, but gaps remain in many countries. According to the UN Women Report of 2022 on[…]
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Ali Jaffar Ali is a young Bahraini man who was 18 years old when he was warrantlessly arrested in 2014, subjected to multiple human rights violations including torture and unfair trial, and charged in multiple cases. He is currently serving his sentence at Jau Prison. Ali was arrested for the first time in 2012 and[…]
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Le violazioni dei diritti umani sono una preoccupazione costante in Bahrein. Mentre diversi Paesi hanno condannato le atrocità, è deludente che l’Italia non abbia preso una posizione solida nell’affrontare le insufficienze del Bahrein in materia di diritti umani. L’Italia, una nazione rinomata per la sua lunga storia e per la sua dedizione ai diritti umani,[…]
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The Kingdom of Bahrain ratified the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UN-CAC) on 8 February 2005, which obligates the country to take steps to counter all forms of governmental corruption, including fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement, and illicit enrichment. Despite the government’s ratification of the treaty, however, ADHRB has been unable to monitor any significant progress towards[…]
