Profile in Persecution: Faris Husain Salman

Updated – Faris Habib Husain, was an 18-year-old student when he was beaten and arrested without a warrant in a house raid. He was consequently tortured and subjected to fair trial violations. He is currently serving his 10-year sentence at Jau prison. On 9 February 2021, Faris was summoned by a call to his father[…]

Dispatch on the Citizenship Law for Women in Bahrain

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[…]

Dispatch on Migrant and Domestic Workers in Kuwait

Introduction Tensions between Kuwait and the Philippines have steadily increased in recent years, specifically concerning the circumstances of the 268,000 Filipino migrant and domestic workers (MDWs) in Kuwait. In 2022, remittances from Kuwait to the Philippines amounted to approximately $597 million. Yet the mistreatment, in this case, withholding payments, of Filipino MDWs in Kuwait does[…]

Civil Society Report on the Implementation of Chapter II (Prevention) & Chapter III (Criminalization and Law Enforcement) of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption In Bahrain

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[…]

The UAE’s Self-preservation: Imprisoning Democracy Activists, Human Rights Defenders & the UAE-94

Today, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) launched an international campaign urging the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to disclose the fate of at least 60 human rights defenders, civil society activists, and Emirati political dissidents known as the “UAE 94” group who have been arbitrarily detained since 2012 for their advocacy of[…]

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