Bahrain: Zainab Al-Khawaja sentenced to one year in prison, other sentences delayed
On 21 October 2015, human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja is marking her 32nd birthday with the prospect of at least a year in prison after
On 21 October 2015, human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja is marking her 32nd birthday with the prospect of at least a year in prison after
21 October 2015 – Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has emerged as a contender for the FIFA presidency, despite allegations
We Are Raif: a campaign for free speech and human rights in Saudi Arabia Today, we announce the formation of ‘We Are Raif: a campaign
10 October 2015 – On the occasion of the 13th World Day Against the Death Penalty, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB),
8 October 2015 – Brussels – Today, the European Parliament (EP) adopted an Urgency Resolution that condemns the imminent execution of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr and
7 October 2015 – Today marks the 200th day of Bahraini prisoner of conscience Dr Abduljalil al-Singace’s protest. Dr al-Singace has boycotted all solid food
Teachers have been at the forefront of Bahrain’s peaceful protests and democratic movement. They have also been amongst the harshest-treated victims of unfair trial and
UK and global trade unions today launched a campaign highlighting “widespread and systematic” human rights abuses in Bahrain and calling for an independent audit of
17 September 2015 – Geneva, Switzerland – The systemic practice of torture in Saudi Arabia was raised today in a parallel event at the 30th
At the 30th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Bahrain Institute for Rights & Democracy, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights and