Two Irish deputies brought the urgent death row case of Jaafar Mohamed Sultan and Sadeq Majeed Thamer to the attention of the Irish Foreign Minister, Simon Coveney on the 1st of June 2022. These two Bahraini men are on death row in Saudi Arabia, having exhausted all legal remedies and are at risk of imminent[…]
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Jan
Jan
Four different Irish Deputies were able to address the Foreign Minister directly about the ongoing human rights violations in Bahrain as well as the case of Dr Abduljalil Alsingace. On Tuesday 30th, Deputy Brendan Griffin who is a representative of the Fine Gael party, asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views in relation to[…]
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Jul
Jul
Two members of the Dáil Éireann (the Irish lower house)–Violet-Anne Wynne TD and Paul Murphy TD–have tabled questions for the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney TD, in relation to what efforts Ireland have made to hold the Bahraini government accountable for its continuous human rights abuses in the region. The questions also inquired as[…]
29
Apr
Apr
Five members of the Dáil Éireann–Joan Collins TD, Ruairí Ó Murchú TD, Seán Haughey TD, John Brady TD, Sean Sherlock TD–have tabled questions to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney TD, in relation to what efforts Ireland has made to lead a joint statement in the UN Human Rights Council for the upcoming 80th[…]
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Mar
Mar
A member of the Dáil Éireann, Seán Haughey TD, put forward a written question to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney TD, regarding the current situation of human rights and democracy in Bahrain and what Ireland is doing to address it. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) welcomes this parliamentary question[…]
