On Wednesday October 1, 2014, the Government of Bahrain arrested prominent Bahraini human rights defender, Nabeel Rajab, allegedly on account of remarks he made on Twitter on September 28. The government’s detainment of Nabeel goes directly against the spirit of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which states, “Everyone has the[…]
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Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), express their grave concern over the arrest and detention of leading human rights defender Nabeel Rajab. As part of an ongoing campaign to protect human rights in Bahrain we call[…]
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During the 27th session of the Human Rights Council, the Government of Bahrain submitted its interim report on the status of recommendations made in the course of its second UPR cycle. The government claims to have made progress in regards to many of the recommendations, including: improving laws against torture, releasing political prisoners, improving women’s[…]
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On 24 September 2014, ADHRB Executive Director Husain Abdulla delivered remarks to the European Union’s Subcommittee on Human Rights in Brussels. In his statement, Mr. Abdulla said that any solution that is offered by the Government of Bahrain to resolve the ongoing situation should be welcomed, but that “what Bahrain needs right now is an[…]
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Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain welcomes a new letter released on Friday September 19th 2014 by Congressman Keith Ellison. Congressman Ellison, an avid supporter of human rights, wrote to Secretary of State John F. Kerry to draw his attention to the recent arrest of Maryam Al- Khawaja. Although Ms. Al-Khawaja has been released from detention,[…]
