Mr Jürgen Stock Secretary General, INTERPOL 200 Quai Charles de Gaulle 69006 Lyon, France November 29, 2021 Dear Mr Jürgen Stock, We, the undersigned organisations, are writing to express our deepest concern over the election of Mr Ahmed Al Raisi, the General Inspector of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Ministry of Interior, to the[…]
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Husain Ali Matar was a 16-year-old student in his second year of middle school when he was arrested without a warrant after being summoned by a Ministry of Interior (MoI) officer via phone call. He was then subjected to physical and psychological torture and forced to confess. Husain is currently held in New Dry Dock[…]
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Khalil Ebrahim AlQassab was 18 years old when he was arrested for the second time in his life from his house in Northern Sehla in May 2013. Since his arrest, Khalil has suffered physical and psychological torture, as well as religious discrimination at the hands of the Bahraini authorities. He remains in Jau Prison where[…]
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Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) participated in the 48th session of the Human Rights Council, which commenced virtually on September 13, 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During this session, ADHRB delivered nine online oral interventions regarding human rights violations in Bahrain and Yemen. Moreover, in cooperation with the Gulf[…]
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We, the undersigned human rights organisations, are writing to express our concern regarding recent reports that Project Associates has been hired to promote the candidacy of Ahmed Al Raisi, the General Inspector of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Interior, to the presidency of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). We are also aware[…]
