On Tuesday, 26 May 2015, a group of 15 NGOs and individuals sent a joint letter to US Secretary of State John Kerry urging him to call on Government of Bahrain to protect the religious freedoms of a group of high-profile political prisoners known as the Bahrain 13. As the letter states, “[t]he Bahrain 13 are representative[…]
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May
The Bahrain 13 are a group of opposition leaders, rights activists, bloggers and Shi’a clerics arrested in connection with their role in the February 2011 protests. They played an influential part in the protests including mobilizing the public opinion against the government, organizing protests and shaping legitimate political demands. This month they are featured in[…]
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Mar
Mar
Human Rights Defender and Bahraini prisoner of conscience Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace has begun a hunger strike as of March 21st, demanding to receive news of detainees in Jaw Prison and also calling for Jaw Prison to remove the bans on calls and visits to its Building 4, where Dr. al-Singace’s son Husain is being held.[…]
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Mar
Mar
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vIFqeilJus[/youtube] On March 23, ADHRB Advocacy Associate, Michael Payne, delivered an oral intervention at the 28th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 8 on human rights in Bahrain. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. الرجاء الضغط هنا لقراءة هذه الرسالة باللغة العربي ### Mr.[…]
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Mar
Mar
يسرّ كل من منظمة أمريكيون من أجل الديمقراطية وحقوق الإنسان في البحرين ومعهد البحرين للحقوق والديمقراطية ومركز البحرين لحقوق الإنسان الإعلان عن نشر النسخة العربية من التقرير الجديد بعنوان: مُهمَّشُونَ فِي وَطَنِهِم: التَّميِيزُ الحُكومِي ضد الشِّيعة في البحرين الجزء الأول: العنف، والاستبعاد السياسي، والاعتداء على المؤسسة الدينية الشيعية بالإمكان قراءة تمهيد التقرير أدناه، ولتحميل كامل[…]
