Note from ADHRB: The Bahrain Weekly Newsletter will now circulate at 9 am EST on Tuesday so as to include more relevant, timely news both from and about Bahrain. Abdulwahab Hussain: February’s Champion for Justice Abdulwahab Hussain is a philosopher and social critic with a long history of activism in Bahrain. Born in Nuwaidrat, Hussain earned[…]
Tom Lantos Human Rights Committee Holds Hearing on Prisoners of Conscience USCIRF Chair Robert George Holds Photo of Nabeel Rajab On 16 January, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC) held aDefending Freedoms Hearing: Highlighting the Plight of Political Prisoners around the World, which aimed to address the plight of human rights defenders who find themselves victims of their oppressive[…]
South Korea Suspends Tear Gas to Bahrain On 7 January, the Government of South Korea announced an indefinite suspension of all exports of tear gas to the Kingdom of Bahrain in response to repeated calls from advocacy and human rights group protesting a purchase request made by the Bahrain Ministry of Interior to a South Korean company for 1.6 million units of[…]
Abdulhadi al-Khawaja: January’s Champion for Justice Abdulhadi al-Khawaja has spent his life peacefully advocating for the human and civil rights of the people of Bahrain. Al-Khawaja began protesting the Bahraini regime as a student in London. After the Government of Bahrain failed to renew his passport, he stayed in Europe, eventually seeking asylum in Denmark and[…]
Season’s Greetings from ADHRB ADHRB News ADHRB is Hiring a Gulf Advocacy Associate! Bahrain News Bahrain in the News Bahrain Diplomat Faces Molestation Charge Bahrain Court Acquits Princess on Trial for Torturing Doctors Court Rejects Prosecutions Appeal in Medics Case Saudi Protester Sentenced to 30 Years Over Bahrain NGOs & Think Tanks On Bahrain Bahrain[…]
