Sayed Husain Saeed AlKhabbaz was a 17-year-old student when Bahraini authorities warrantlessly arrested him while he was in his car with his friends. Since his arrest, Sayed Husain has suffered ill-treatment and political discrimination at the hands of the Bahraini prison authorities. He remains in Jau Prison, completing the last years of his sentence. On[…]
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Oct
Oct
On 5 October, ADHRB has delivered an oral intervention at the United Nation Human Rights Council session 48 under item 9 to raises systematic religious discrimination in Bahrain during Ashora. Madame President, We would like to raise our deep concerns about the systematic religious discrimination which the Shia citizens of Bahrain are facing especially during[…]
05
Oct
Oct
On 5 October, ADHRB has delivered an oral intervention at the United Nation Human Rights Council session 48 under item 9 to calls on the government of Bahrain to stop hate speech campaigns against citizens. Madam President, The DDPA recognizes “with deep concern religious intolerance against religious communities and their members.” It also “urges States[…]
04
Oct
Oct
Four Members of Parliament (MPs) for France drew the attention of the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, to the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain. There has been mounting pressure from French MPs in the last few months, encouraging the French government to speak out against the continued human rights violations[…]
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Sep
Introduction The Kingdom of Bahrain signed and ratified the United Nations Convention against Corruption (“UNCAC”) on February 8, 2005 and October 5, 2010, respectively. This report reviews and assesses Bahrain’s implementation of specific articles contained in Chapter II (Preventive Measures) and Chapter III (Criminalization and law enforcement) of the UNCAC. The report is intended as[…]
