31 January 2019 – Today, on 31 January 2019, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) in cooperation with Adil Soz International Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Speech, ARTICLE 19, Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE), Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy[…]
As of 29 January 2019, the Government of Bahrain officially submitted documents to Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, formally requesting for the extradition of Hakeem AlAraibi to Bahrain. After over 60 days of detention in Thailand, Hakeem AlAraibi is one step closer to being forcibly sent to Bahrain, where he will almost certainly face imprisonment[…]
Bidoon – meaning ‘without’ in Arabic – is used to categorize a portion of Kuwait’s population who are ‘without’ nationality. Kuwait’s bidoon are largely made up of nomadic Arab tribes that were residing in Kuwait around the time the country gained independence in 1961 and were unable to register for citizenship, either due to lack[…]
Today, 15 January 2019, Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace turns 57 – spending yet another birthday behind bars. Dr. al-Singace is a Bahraini human rights activist, engineer, and blogger serving a life sentence for his activism. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) condemns this sentence against Dr. al-Singace and calls on the Government of[…]
15 January 2019 – On 8 January 2019, United States (US) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo embarked on a week-long trip to the Middle East and Arab Gulf, where he met with various leaders and high-level officials to discuss critical regional issues. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) is deeply disappointed with[…]