The founding principles of the European Union (EU) are “human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities.” In 2012, the EU adopted its strategic framework on Human rights and Democracy, this has resulted in a more coordinated and effective engagement with[…]
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Ebrahim Mohamed Ismaeel was 26 years old, working as an accountant, when he was arrested by officers in civilian clothing from his car without a warrant. He was then subjected to physical and psychological torture and forced to confess. He is currently held at Jau Prison where he is serving his life sentence. On 14[…]
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This year, it will be fourteen years since the initial launch of Bahraini Women’s Day, a national occasion aimed at celebrating the progress of women’s rights and increased freedom in Bahrain. Despite the whitewashing by government institutions concerned with women’s rights such as the Supreme Council for Women, in reality, legislation remains discriminatory and[…]
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Ali Mushaima recently went on a hunger strike outside the Bahrain Embassy in London to protest the ill-treatment of 73-year-old Hassan Mushaima and 69-year-old Abduljalil Al-Singace – both of whom are serving life sentences at Jau Prison for their political opposition and pro-democracy advocacy. As of July 9, 2021, Dr. Al-Singace has started a hunger[…]
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17 January 2022 – Today, a coalition of 27 human rights organisation including the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, Amnesty International and Committee to Protect Journalists have written to leaders in democratic countries including the the President Biden and the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The human rights organisations are calling for[…]
