Wednesday, 01 April 2015, Issue #40
BIRD Weekly Newsletter
In Bahrain, Don’t Speak About the War
Cease Arrests Over Talks of War and Respect International Humanitarian Law
27 March 2015 – London – Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) urge for the immediate release of Fadhel Abbas, the Secretary General of the Democratic Unity Gathering Society (Al Wahdawi) in Bahrain, after being detained on charges related to his freedom of opinion and expression. The said organizations also express concerns over the mounting civilian death toll in Yemen as a consequence of the Arab Coalition air strikes. Read more here
Summer Research Internship at BIRD!
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) is seeking creative and passionate applicants for our Summer Research Internship programme. Interns play a central role in the organisation that include research, communications and drafting reports.
More details and job description available here
Applications Close: 20th April 2015
Summer Advocacy and Policy Internship at BIRD!
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) is seeking creative and passionate applicants for our Summer Advocacy and Policy Internship programme. Interns play a central role in the organisation that include research, communications and drafting reports.
More details and job description available here
Applications Close: 20th April 2015
Summer Legal Internship at BIRD!
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) is seeking creative and passionate applicants for our Summer Legal Internship programme. Interns play a central role in the organisation that include research, communications and drafting reports.
More details and job description available here
Applications Close: 20th April 2015
Updates from the Ground
48 trials postponed.
Trial of opposition leader, Ali Salman, postponed to 22 April 2015.
Ministry of Interior threatens action against anyone who comments on the war in Yemen.
#TwitterNation
Weekly Highlights
Whatever happened to Bahrain’s Torture Reforms?
The UK could have stopped my husband being tortured in Bahrain
NGO Statements
The Hill: Lifting arms restrictions to Bahrain would enable the regime’s oppression
Human Rights Watch: Dispatches: In Bahrain, Don’t Mention the War
The Guardian: Journalism students highlight plight of jailed journalist with bracelets
Middle East Monitor: Will a British court deliver justice for Bahraini torture victims?
News & Commentaries
The Hill: Lifting arms restrictions to Bahrain would enable the regime’s oppression
Human Rights Watch: Dispatches: In Bahrain, Don’t Mention the War
The Guardian: Journalism students highlight plight of jailed journalist with bracelets
Middle East Monitor: Will a British court deliver justice for Bahraini torture victims?
