On 9 March 2026, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an intervention during the Annual Discussion on the Rights of the Child at the United Nations Human Rights Council. The organization highlighted ongoing human rights violations against children in Bahrain, including arbitrary detention, torture, unfair trials, denial of education, and reprisals.[…]
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Bahrain’s juvenile justice system is often presented by authorities as a model of progress and reform, but in reality, experiences of children behind detention walls tell a very different story. For years, Bahrain has been criticized for the arbitrary arrest, detention, and ill-treatment of minors, especially those involved in peaceful protests. Despite the government’s enforcement[…]
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Updated: Sayed Mohammed Hashem AbdulWahab was a 17-year-old Bahraini minor and school student when Bahraini authorities arrested him on 3 July 2025 after summoning him to the Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) without providing any reason. During his detention, he has endured torture, coerced confessions, denial of family visits and access to legal counsel, unfair trials,[…]
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On March 3, 2025, ADHRB delivered an intervention at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 58th session under item 3 during the Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Adhrb drew the council’s attention to the ongoing torture in Bahrain’s prisons, where political prisoners, especially minors,[…]
