Author Archives: abbas
Bahrain's Parliament Approves Military Trials for Civilians
Bahrain’s Parliament approved a constitutional change on Sunday that will allow military courts to try... more
Bahrain advances military trials for suspected militants
Bahrain’s top government advisory body passed a constitutional amendment allowing suspected militants to be tried... more
Bahrain Files Lawsuit to Dissolve Secular Political Party
Bahrain’s government filed a lawsuit Monday to dissolve a secular political party, the second-such organization... more
EXCLUSIVE: UK refuses to back UN statement on Bahrain rights abuses
The British government has refused to back a joint United Nations statement criticising Bahrain over... more
GCC Cases Raised in the HRC 34 Special Procedures Joint Communications Report
Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) has compiled a brief summary of the... more
250 Days of Internet Shutdown Costs Residents Over $500,000 #KeepItOn
Telecom companies in Bahrain have been deliberately disrupting internet services in the village of Duraz... more
Response to the Bahrain’s High Level Statement at the 34th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
We, the undersigned, in reaction to the statement made today by Bahrain’s Deputy Foreign Minister,... more
Europe’s exports of spy tech to authoritarian countries revealed
In order to prevent dictatorships from abusing European technology to crack down on political opposition,... more
Index of Censorship – Bahrain: Rights activist facing two trials in March
Nabeel Rajab, co-founder and President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was set to... more
Member States should call for improvements in the human rights situation in Bahrain
Your Excellency, In view of the marked deterioration in the already poor human rights... more