The people of Bahrain are currently facing an unprecedented attack on their human rights. Since 14 February 2011, the government has detained thousands of non-violent demonstrators for their involvement in pro-democracy protests. Unfortunately, these arrests are just the first in a series of state-sanctioned human rights violations that pervade the Bahraini criminal justice system. After[…]
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From 14 September to 2 October 2015, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) engaged the 30th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva to raise awareness of ongoing human rights violations in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States. ADHRB met with dozens of United[…]
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7 October 2015 – Today marks the 200th day of Bahraini prisoner of conscience Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace’s protest. Dr. al-Singace has refused all solid food in protest over the torture and ill-treatment of prisoners in Bahrain. 21 human rights organizations reiterate their call for his release in a joint-statement published today. Following growing international attention to his case,[…]
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Congress Calls for DOD Assessment of Security Situation in Bahrain, Options for Fifth Fleet 1 October 2015 – The FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report, released last Tuesday by the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House Armed Services and Senate Armed Services Committees, would require the Department of Defense to submit an assessment[…]
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يصادف الخامس من أكتوبر من كل عام اليوم العالمي للمعلم، وقد بدأ العالم الاحتفال بهذا اليوم منذ العام 1994 ويعد هذا اليوم إحياءً لذكرى توقيع التوصية المشتركة بين منظمة العمل الدولية ومنظمة الأمم المتحدة للتربية والعلم والثقافة (اليونسكو) في عام 1966 والتي تتعلق بأوضاع المعلمين في العالم. ويسعى العالم من خلال تخليد هذا اليوم لتعزيز[…]
