Media contact: Kate Kizer, kkizer@adhrb.org, (202) 621-6141 x 103 Washington D.C. – June 15, 2015 – “Witness Bahrain”, a new award-winning documentary by donkeysaddle projects, will premiere in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 5:30pm on Capitol Hill. The screening, which is co-sponsored by Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA), Americans for Democracy & Human[…]
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On June 15, Hooreya Ali Ebrahim Ali, wife of Bahraini blogger Zakariya Ashiri, who died from torture, delivered an oral intervention at the 29th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 2 on freedom of expression in Bahrain. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. الرجاء[…]
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11 June 2015 – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) condemn the unfair trial of 61 persons in a single terrorism case, and the court’s decision to strip the citizenship of 56 of those sentenced, including nine children under 18. A total of 61[…]
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United Nations OHCHR Calls Out Bahrain For Abuse and Detention of Political Prisoners The OHCHR calls for the immediate release of political prisoners such as Sheikh Ali al-Salman and Nabeel Rajab and urges the “authorities to conduct impartial, speedy and effective investigations and to ensure that any victims of torture or ill-treatment have access to appropriate remedies.” In[…]
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9 June 2015 – The Bahraini Office of the Ombudsman of the Ministry of Interior recently released his Second Annual Report, covering 1 May 2014 to 30 April 2015. The report speaks highly of the office’s ability to respond effectively to an ever increasing number of complaints, as well as their attentiveness in regards to[…]
