Profile in Persecution: Hussain Ali Ayyad

Hussain Ali Ayyad was 19 years old, still a student from AlShakhoora, when officers from the Bahraini Ministry of Interior arrested him in 2017. He was tortured and sentenced in an unfair trial and is currently serving a lengthy sentence in Jau Prison. On 27 February 2017, armed civilian officers and riot police raided Hussain’s[…]

ADHRB urges the HRC to exert pressure on Bahrain to disclose the fate of political prisoners

On 27 September, ADHRB has delivered an oral intervention at the United Nation Human Rights Council session 51 under item 4, during the General debate. ADHRB urges the HRC to exert pressure on Bahrain to disclose the fate of political prisoners. Mr. President, ADHRB would like to raise concern about the fate of a number[…]

ADHRB demands the respect of the Yemeni people’s right to self-determination

On 21 September, ADHRB has delivered an oral intervention at the United Nation Human Rights Council session 51 under item 3, during the General debate. ADHRB demands the respect of the Yemeni people’s right to self-determination. Mr. President, The Saudi Coalition, and all states that backed the expired Yemeni government in de facto exile and[…]

At HRC51, ADHRB calls for the release of Ahmed Jaafar Ali and other political prisoners in Bahrain

On 21 September, ADHRB has delivered an oral intervention at the United Nation Human Rights Council session 51 under item 3, during the General debate. ADHRB calls for the release of Ahmed Jaafar Ali and other political prisoners in Bahrain. Mr. President, Americans for Democracy and Human RIghts in Bahrain would like to bring to[…]

ADHRB at HRC 51: Najah and her son are examples of the ongoing reprisal against WHRD in Bahrain

On 20 September, ADHRB has delivered an oral intervention at the United Nation Human Rights Council session 51 under item 3, during the General Debate. ADHRB calls on the government of Bahrain to adhere to international human rights standards with respect to youths and children, investigate the instances of torture which Najah and her son[…]