6 November 2019 – Yesterday, Seán Crowe T.D. asked Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney if Ireland will take a leadership role against the human rights violations in Bahrain in the United Nations Human Rights Council, particularly since Minister Coveney has previously noted human rights in Bahrain is a priority for Ireland. Mr. Crowe also inquired[…]
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4 November 2019 – On 29 October, MP Jean François Mbaye tabled a question to the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs. He raised concern regarding the ongoing human rights violations committed by the Kingdom of Bahrain, highlighting the 2014 elections where the rights of the political opposition were restricted, as well as the numerous[…]
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On 8 August 2019, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants published an allegation letter to the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), citing concern for Guillaume Pernot (aka Yannick Dacheville), who was allegedly arrested, arbitrarily detained, and tortured. According to the allegation letter,[…]
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2 November 2019 – Today, on the sixth United Nations (UN) International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) condemns the attacks on journalists, bloggers, writers, and human rights defenders in Bahrain and the broader Gulf and calls upon these countries to take serious steps[…]
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On 31 July 2019, the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitration Detention (WGAD), the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, and the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or[…]
