Featured Tweets ADHRB Commemorates the International Day of Nonviolence October 2nd marked the United Nations’ annual International Day of Nonviolence, founded in 2007 on the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth. A time for appreciating the role of nonviolence in building tolerant and peaceful societies, this holiday celebrates the past accomplishments of people driven to positive action in[…]
Featured Tweets ADHRB Condemns Sentencing of US Citizen in Bahrain Photo Credit: Family Handout via Reuters On September 24, ADHRB learned that Taqi al-Maidan, a 25-year-old United States citizen who has lived in Bahrain for the last eleven years, has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years in a Bahrain prison under charges of attempted[…]
Featured Tweets ADHRB Condemns Recent Crackdown on Demonstrators Photo Courtesy: France24 The past few weeks have seen a sharp rise in the number of arrests and prosecutions in Bahrain. The recent arrest of more than fifty activists accused of ‘terrorism’ under the infamous ‘Terrorism Act’ legislation, in addition to the stiffening of penalties against activists, is a[…]
On 7 September, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain joined Ceartas – Irish Lawyers for Human Rights and other NGOs in expressing disappointment with the outcome of a complaint lodged against Dr. Ali bin Fadhel al-Buainain by Mr. Toby Cadman calling for the expulsion of Dr. al-Buainain from the International Association of Prosecutors.[…]
Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, Creative Peace Initiative, American Muslim Students Association, & Ethics, Peace and Global Affairs present:
