Fadhel Abbas Isa was a college student before his arrest in 2012. He was arrested, tortured, threatened, and subjected to unfair trials in violation of his human rights. While in prison, Fadhel was diagnosed with lupus. His health has deteriorated due to torture and the unsanitary conditions in Jau Prison, in which he has remained[…]
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Feb
The Ongoing Arrest and Detention of Women Human Rights Defenders In May 2019, Amnesty International marked Saudi Arabia’s disgraceful “Year of Shame” in remembrance of a year’s passing since the arrest of several prominent women human rights defenders (WHRDs). Amnesty International stated that “a year ago, the authorities started locking up some of Saudi Arabia’s[…]
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Jan
Hasan AbdulNabi Hasan is a 23-year-old Bahraini man who was arrested on the morning of his wedding day. He has since been subjected to torture and convicted in an unfair trial. He remains in Jau Prison. On 25 June 2018, at approximately 2:00am, Hasan was arrested by more than 50 officers from the Ministry of[…]
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Jan
Kuwait is home to one of the largest groups of stateless people in the world: the Bidoon. Bidoon is a literal translation of the Arabic word for ‘without’, as it refers to being without a state or nation. More than 100,000 Bidoon live in Kuwait. The Kuwaiti government purposely avoided giving the Bidoon people citizenship[…]
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Jan
Jan
Mohamed Abdulameer AlMeshaimea was a 16-year-old student before his arrest in 2012. He was arrested, tortured and subjected to unfair trials, in violation of his human rights. Mohamed remains arbitrarily detained in the “isolation building” in Jau Prison. On 28 July 2012, Bahraini security forces, including Special Security Force Command of the Ministry of Interior[…]
