Articles by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB)

Bahraini children torn from classrooms, thrown into prisons
An ADHRB report reveals Bahrain’s ongoing persecution of minors for political dissent, detailing coerced confessions, prolonged detentions, and inhumane prison conditions.

Bahrain: Rising tensions in Jau Prison amid systematic exclusion of political prisoners from royal pardon
Authorities responded to prisoner protests with severe retaliation, including the violent suppression of inmates and collective punishment measures.

ADHRB addresses human rights violations in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
Concerns were raised at the 57th UN Human Rights Council about repression in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, urging accountability and safeguarding free expression.

Urgent call for UN action on human rights abuses in Bahrain during 79th General Assembly
Detained human rights defenders face grave risks, prompting calls for the UN to address abuses like the death penalty and citizenship revocation.

Exposing hypocrisy: The EU’s failure to defend human rights in the case of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja
Why have the EU and Denmark not done more to secure the release of the prominent Bahraini-Danish human rights defender?

Bahrain: Joint letter on human rights situation to UNHRC members and observers
IFEX and rights groups raise concerns over arbitrary detention of human rights defenders and opposition leaders, many wrongfully imprisoned since 2011.

Saudi Arabia’s digital hypocrisy
As the country prepares to host the UN’s Internet Governance Forum, online voices continue to face severe repercussions.

UAE: Persistent efforts to maintain critics behind bars: a new mass trial
Ahmed Mansoor, Nasser bin Ghaith, Khalaf al-Romaithi and other prominent dissidents already serving long prison sentences, now face new charges.