Senators Murphy, Rubio, and Wyden Send Letter to President Trump Urging Him to Raise Human Rights Concerns During Meeting with Bahraini Crown Prince

16 September 2019 – On Friday 13 September, Senators Chris Murphy, Marco Rubio, and Ron Wyden sent a letter to President Donald Trump ahead of his meeting with Bahrain’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Salman bin Hamad AlKhalifa. In the letter, the Senators urged President Trump to raise human rights concerns during the meeting and to call[…]

Bahrain Postpones Nabeel Rajab’s Appeal against Two-Year Prison Term

Update: On 26 October 2017, ADHRB received reports that Bahraini authorities transferred Nabeel Rajab from the Ministry of Interior (MOI) police clinic, Al-Qala’a, to Jau Prison, the kingdom’s main long-stay male detention center. The prison administration appears to be holding him away from other political prisoners and the guards have subjected him to degrading treatment,[…]