Ahead of the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted a written statement to the Council concerning impunity with Bahrain. Continue reading below for the full text of the statement, or click here for a PDF. — A Culture of Impunity in Bahrain[…]
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Kuwait Kuwait OL 8 Mar. 2019 KWT 1/2019 Mandates: Business, Development, Environment, Foreign debt, Indigenous peoples, International order, Water and sanitation Alleged victims: – Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform. “. . . [W]e wish to express our overarching concerns that international investment[…]
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Ahead of the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted a written statement to the Council concerning Saudi Arabia’s targeting of women human rights defenders for arrest, detention, and torture and ill treatment. Continue reading below for the full text of the statement,[…]
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Isa Ebrahim Hasan is a 28-year-old Bahraini citizen. Since his arbitrary arrest and detention in 2015, the Bahraini authorities have subjected him to torture and an enforced disappearance, and convicted him in an unfair trial. He is currently in Jau Prison. On 3 November 2015, masked men linked to the Special Security Force Command (SSFC)[…]
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On 27 July 2019, the Bahraini government executed Ali AlArab and Ahmed AlMalali, two torture victims who were convicted in an unfair trial. The executions took place amid an international outcry against the measure. Members of Congress, including Senator Bob Menendez, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission co-chairs, and Representative Ro Khanna, as well Members[…]
