Yusuf Husain Yusuf Ahmed Mohammed Ali was subjected to torture during interrogation before being arbitrarily detained in Bahrain’s Jau prison. On 15 September 2017, the 24 year old engineering student turned himself in at the Roundabout 17 Police Station in Hamad Town on condition that his cousin be released from custody. Yusuf’s cousin was previously[…]
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Open Letter from Over 50 NGOs and Individuals to the UAE authorities 24 February 2020- As the Hay Festival Abu Dhabi opens on 25-28 February 2020 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), we the undersigned call on the Emirati authorities to demonstrate their respect for the right to freedom of expression by freeing all human[…]
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Ahead of the 43nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted a written statement to the Council concerning Ongoing Detention of Women’s Rights Defenders in Saudi Arabia. Continue reading below for the full text of the statement, or click here for PDF Ongoing Detention[…]
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20 February 2020 – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) welcomes the Belgian Senate’s adoption of resolution 7-142/2 on the human rights situation in Bahrain. The resolution, proposed by Senator Orry Van de Wauwer, specifically addresses the use of the death penalty and violations to freedom of expression and assosciation. The resolution,[…]
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At around 5 o’clock p.m. on 26 June 2018, when he was just eighteen years old, Mohamed was forcibly arrested by masked civilians while he was driving home. Over the course of his commute, he was repeatedly cornered by unmarked, civilian vehicles, which forced him to drive to a location that was unknown to him.[…]
