Instances of torture continue to be reported in Bahrain, irrespective of the government’s proclaimed efforts to increase institutional accountability and transparency. Newly established institutions such as the Office of the Ombudsman frequently fail to investigate these allegations. Particularly those charged with anti-government activities have been vulnerable to ill-treatment from police officers. The Bahrain Independent Commission Inquiry (BICI) describes in its 2011 report a “culture of complete impunity” that lacks both accountability and transparency.
Especially in Dry Dock and in Jau Prison, inmates report instances of abuse, ill-treatment and torture with dramatic frequency.
Tagi Abdalla al-Maidan is a 26-year-old US citizen who was born in Connecticut. He lived in Connecticut until he was four years old, after which his family moved to Saudi Arabia. In 2002, Ta... Read more
Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) condemn in t... Read more
On 28 October 2014, a Bahraini court sentenced award winning photographer Ammar Abdulrasool to two years in prison. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain... Read more
Press release: London, Thursday 31 July 2014 Bahrain Torture Survivor Isa Alaali Granted Bail Following Detention in the UK for Over Five Months A judge at Newport Court today decided to gra... Read more
Teen victim of torture Isa Al Aali is set to challenge the decision of the UK Home Office to deport him back to Bahrain where he faces a significant risk of torture and ill-treatment. On 21... Read more
Lawyers given one week to prepare fresh asylum case. Public support important for success. A judge has ordered an injunction on the deportation order for the removal of Mr Isa Al-Aali that w... Read more
Sign the Petition! Please sign the petition against the arbitrary deportation of Isa here. Write to your MP now to stop the arbitrary deportation of 19-year-old Isa Al-Aali Isa Haidar Al-Aal... Read more
Bahraini NGO’s call on the UK Home Office to urgently halt deportation of Isa Al-Ali to Bahrain 19-year-old Isa Haidar Al Aali Isa Haidar Al-Aali, 19 years old has been detained by UK... Read more