Al-Singace Protest Hits 200 Days, NGOs Demand His Release

7 October 2015 – Today marks the 200th day of Bahraini prisoner of conscience Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace’s protest. Dr. al-Singace has refused all solid food in protest over the torture and ill-treatment of prisoners in Bahrain. 21 human rights organizations reiterate their call for his release in a joint-statement published today. Following growing international attention to his case,[…]

At UN, Bahrain Human Rights Defender Raises Cases of Persecuted Medics, Jau Prison

Geneva, Switzerland — 18 September 2015 — On behalf of Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain, the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, and the Bahrain Center for human rights, Bahraini medic Ebrahim Demestani delivered an oral intervention at the 30th session of the Human Rights Council. The intervention addressed the arbitrary arrest[…]

Amanda Milani Delivers Statement on Torture in Bahrain’s Infamous Jau Prison at HRC29

On 29 June 2015, ADHRB’s UN Liaison Amanda Milani delivered an oral intervention at the 29th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva  under Item 8 on human rights in Bahrain.  Please continue reading below or click here to download a PDF. الرجاء الضغط هنا لقراءة هذه الرسالة باللغة العربي Mr. President, Evoking Section II B[…]

Inside Jau: Rampant Torture and Abuse Inside Bahrain’s Political Prison

26 June 2015 – Bahrain’s prison authorities continue to humiliate, torture and mistreat inmates at Jau Prison, according to a new report released today by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR). The release of the report[…]

Second Annual Report Shows Ombudsman Remains Subservient & Unaccountable

Once again, the Bahrain Office of the Ombudsman has released its Second Annual Report on the progress of their complaint program and the state of prisoner and detainee treatment. Like the first report, the statistics on the number of complaints, deaths, and investigations are inconsistent with independently documented numbers, and do not accurately portray the[…]