Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB)

Mistreatment of political prisoners in Bahraini jails may amount to “torture”, say eight UN Special Rapporteurs. IFEX member ADHRB provides context for the documented range of abuses prisoners have been subject to.

Rights groups and leading intellectuals call for the immediate release of prominent human rights defender Dr. Mohammed Al-Roken, arbitrarily detained since 2012.

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has declared Bahraini activist Najah Yusuf’s 2017 arrest to have been arbitrary and in violation of the right to freedom of expression.

From the moment of their arrest through their interrogation, trial and detention, nine former and current women political prisoners in Bahrain speak out about their time in prison in a new report by ADHRB and BIRD.

Moosa Mohammed scaled the Bahraini Embassy in London in protest at the impending executions of Ali AlArab and Ahmed AlMalali. Staff at the embassy allegedly beat him and threatened to throw him off the roof.

The government has continued to commit human rights abuses, especially against human rights defenders such as Nabeel Rajab. More recently, new legislation has been approved which further restricts free expression over social media.

Open letter highlights mass executions, the arbitrary arrest and torture of women’s rights activists, and the extrajudicial killing of Jamal Khashoggi. The group of NGOs calls on the Human Rights Council to establish a monitoring mechanism.

Abdul Rahman Bin Sobeih Al-Suwaidi was among the “UAE 94,” a group of peaceful political activists charged in 2013 for demanding political reform.