Updated: Ali Isa Jasim was a 15-year-old high school student when he was arrested without a warrant along with other young boys by officers in civilian clothing. He was subjected to enforced disappearance for a week and denied contact with his family. At only 15 years of age, he was one of 51 individuals subjected[…]
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August 16, 2023 Ambassador Henry Wooster Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Ambassador Wooster, We, the undersigned organizations, are writing with urgent concern for the life of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, a 62-year-old prominent Bahraini-Danish human rights defender who is currently on a[…]
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Hasan Ali Rashed is a 18-year-old Bahraini from Karrana, who is charged along with 20 others in a terrorism case known as “Al-Ashtar Brigades”. He was arbitrarily arrested, prevented from completing his studies, and tortured during investigations. He is currently serving his sentence at Jau prison. At approximately 5:00am on 26 November 2021, a group[…]
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Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) has launched today an international campaign to pressure Kuwait to respect the rights of the “Bidoon” community and put an end to the violations they face in terms of access to basic services in education, healthcare, and employment, as well as freedom of expression and assembly.[…]
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The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) adopted an opinion on 20 June 2023 and published it on its website during its 96th session concerning six Bahraini students, three of whom were minors at the time of the arrest, who were arbitrarily arrested and subjected to gruesome human rights violations. Concerned with the[…]
