Ahead of Bahrain’s review under the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain submitted a report attesting to the treatment of persons with disabilities in Bahrain, in particular the government’s failure to follow through with its treaty body obligations. In our submission, we examine the impact of[…]
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15 October 2019 – On 1 October, French Member of Parliament (MP) Michel Larive tabled a parliamentary question on the human rights situation in Bahrain. He raised concerns regarding the execution of two Bahraini torture victims which took place in July 2019 and the ongoing suppression of human rights defenders and political opposition figures. In[…]
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15 October 2019 – On 10 October 2019, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) sent a letter to Ms. Marisa Kelly, President of Suffolk University. The letter concerns allegations of gross human rights violations in Bahrain overseen by Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid bin Abdullah AlKhalifa, Bahrain’s Ambassador to the United States, who[…]
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On October 12, 2019, which marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Saudi Association for Civil and Political Rights (ACPRA), the undersigned organisations call on Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all detained ACPRA members. Created in 2009 by 11 human rights defenders and academics, ACPRA was established to promote and protect[…]
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7 October 2019 – On 3 October 2019, Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior (MOI) Ombudsman released its sixth annual report, demonstrating a continued inability to hold perpetrators of abuse accountable. The report covers the period from May 2018 to April 2019, tracking complaints received and actions taken by the Ombudsman to investigate and address these complaints.[…]
