WASHINGTON, DC – May 28, 2013 – Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) condemns recent decisions by a Bahrain appeals court to reduce punishments for police officers responsible for killing protesters in 2011. On Sunday, the court reduced the sentence of a Bahraini police officer convicted of killing a protester to six[…]
Featured Followers ADHRB features relevant, timely Tweets by its Twitter followers in each newsletter. In Bahrain, An Uprising Unabated Written by Husain Abdulla* Protesters in February 2011. Credit: Nick Kristof, New York Times More than two years after peaceful demonstrators took to the streets to demand reforms, Bahrain’s uprising has not abated. In recent weeks, human[…]
By Husain Adulla* More than two years after peaceful demonstrators took to the streets to demand reforms, Bahrain’s uprising has not abated. Activists and opposition groups continue to demand the basic human rights and political reforms promised to them by their government. Rather than meet the opposition’s calls for reform, the government of Bahrain has[…]
Featured Followers ADHRB features relevant, timely Tweets by its Twitter followers in each newsletter. ADHRB Asks UNESCO to Change Name and Funding Source of King Hamad Prize 2011 Winners of the UNESCO-King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize with Ms. Irinia Bokova. Credit: UNESCO On May 8, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain[…]
Featured Followers ADHRB features relevant, timely Tweets by its Twitter followers in each newsletter. ADHRB Calls for Bahrain’s AFC Presidential Nominee to be Rejected, Citing Role in Human Rights Abuses Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa, Bahrain Football Association President Credit: AFP Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) recently sent a letter to the presidents[…]
