UN-CAT Questions Detention of Nabeel Rajab
On 2 June 2015, the Committee against Torture, the UN body responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention against Torture, requested that the
On 2 June 2015, the Committee against Torture, the UN body responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention against Torture, requested that the
29 May 2015 – Washington, D.C. – 11 human rights and multi-faith organizations sent a letter to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and
On Tuesday, 26 May 2015, a group of 15 NGOs and individuals sent a joint letter to US Secretary of State John Kerry urging him to call
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, Issue #48 BIRD Weekly Newsletter In this Issue • Mohammad Ramadan and Husain Moosa death sentence upheld • Report on Women’s Rights in Saudi • Amnesty
27 May 2015 – The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) strongly condemn the death sentences upheld by a Bahrain Appeal Court today. Mohammad
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy is pleased to announce the publishing of our new report entitled The Evasion of Equality: A Report on the Implementation
Wednesday, 20 May 2015, Issue #47 BIRD Weekly Newsletter In this Issue • Bahrain 13 • Classified Cable on UK/Bahrain Relations • US Threaten to Relocate 5th Fleet • May Champions
May Champions for Justice: The Bahrain 13 The Bahrain 13 are a group of opposition leaders, rights activists, bloggers and Shi’a clerics arrested in connection
Wednesday, 13 May 2015, Issue #46 BIRD Weekly Newsletter In this Issue • Letters to President Obama • Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja on Hunger Strike • Nabeel Rajab Detention Extended • Amnesty International USA: President
Wednesday, 6 May 2015, Issue #45 BIRD Weekly Newsletter In this Issue • HRW Report on Jau Prison • MEPs on Nabeel Rajab • UK Foreign Secretary