08 July 2016 – Brussels, Belgium – Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted, with a large majority, a resolution condemning recent human rights abuses performed by Bahraini authorities, and strongly called for an end to the ongoing repression against the country’s human rights defenders, political opposition and civil society. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called for[…]
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On June 27, Yousif Al-Hoori on behalf of ADHRB delivered an oral intervention at the 32nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 6. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. الرجاء الضغط هنا لقراءة هذه الرسالة باللغة العربي Mr. President, Before addressing our topic, Al-Salam Foundation[…]
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29 June 2016 – In the past month, the Government of Bahrain has pursued a sustained campaign of repression. The police arrested Nabeel Rajab on expression-related charges and placed him in solitary confinement. The government forced Zainab Al-Khawaja into exile after threats of re-arrest and indefinite detention, and a week later imposed travel bans on[…]
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In 2011, nearly half of Bahrain’s citizen population took to the streets to protest peacefully against government repression. In response, security forces employed excessive force — including tear gas and shotgun fire — to disperse the demonstrators. Five years later, the country’s human rights situation has seen little improvement. The Bahraini government continues to suppress[…]
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29 June 2016 – Today marks one year since the US State Department lifted an arms hold to the Government of Bahrain. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) calls on the US Government to assess the human rights situation in the country and re-instate a small arms ban to further prevent violent[…]
