Send Your Support to Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace in Bahrain!

As Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace’s protest nears its 250th day, join Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) and Scholars at Risk in pressuring authorities to revisit his conviction and ensure his well-being. Scholars at Risk calls on supporters to send letters, emails, and faxes respectfully urging the relevant authorities to reconsider any convictions related to Dr. al-Singace’s peaceful[…]

Newsletter #130

Bahrain | Updates from the Ground | News & Opinion Saudi Arabia | Other Gulf States | UN Complaint Program Bahrain Shattering the Facade: A Report on Bahrain’s Implementation of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Four Years On 16 November 2015 – Washington, DC – The Bahraini government has only fully implemented two, and has[…]

Bahraini Court Approves Capital Punishment of Torture Victims

16 November 2015 – Washington, DC – Bahrain’s Court of Cassation today rejected the final appeal of death row inmates and torture victims Mohammed Ramadan and Husain Moosa. The decision finalizes their convictions; absent a royal pardon, the government may carry out their execution at any time. Both defendants allege that they were tortured into[…]

Prisoner Profile: Mohammed al-Ajami

Today marks four years since Qatari authorities arrested Mohammed al-Ajami for the contents of his poetry. Al-Ajami is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence and will remain in prison barring a pardon from the emir. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) calls on the government of Qatar to respect his right to[…]

Shattering the Facade: A Report on Bahrain’s Implementation of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI)

16 November 2015 – Washington, DC – The Bahraini government has only fully implemented two, and has not made any progress on eight of the 26 recommendations made by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) in 2011, finds a new report released today by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the[…]