Mohammed al-Ajami Pardoned by Qatari Emir
16 March 2016 – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) welcomes the announcement that Qatar’s emir, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has issued a royal pardon for imprisoned poet...
View ArticleRecent Mall Fire in Qatar Highlights Human Trafficking Abuses
On 20 July 2016, a fire broke out at the construction site of Tawar Mall near Al Duhail, Qatar. Hundreds of construction workers, most of them migrant workers, evacuated the site. While the Qatari...
View ArticleFIFA Rewards Qatar for Abysmal Human Rights Record
In December 2010, Qatar was named the 2022 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup host. Since the announcement, Qatar’s construction industry has since grown exponentially...
View Article400 Unpaid Workers Struggling in Qatar is Not an Isolated Incident
For over four months, as many as 400 migrant workers in Qatar have not received payment for their work. Their employer ETA Star, an electrical and construction company, has ties to the United Arab...
View ArticleQatar government blocks prominent news outlet, restricts press freedom
On 30 November, Qatar’s leading English independent news publication, Doha News, reported that its users in Qatar could not access its site online or on mobile phones. Americans for Democracy &...
View ArticleQatar’s new sponsorship law fails to abolish kafala system
16 December 2016 – A new sponsorship law in Qatar fails to reform the kafala system and Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) finds that these failed reforms continue to leave...
View ArticleBlockade of Qatar Raises Risk of Serious Human Rights Violations
12 June 2017 – A week after a diplomatic row publicly erupted between Qatar and several of its key regional allies – including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Egypt – the...
View ArticleHRC40 Written Statement: The Targeting of Human Rights Defenders in the GCC
Ahead of the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain submitted a written statement to the Council raising serious concern over the...
View ArticleBeyond its Borders: Systematic Human Rights Violations in Bahrain
30 March 2020 – At least six of the more than 1500 Bahrainis thought to be trapped in Iran have died since the beginning of March, as Bahrain’s government faces rising criticism for repeated failed...
View ArticleFinancing Poison at the Top of the Well: How a Culture of Impunity has...
Impunity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is endemic, thanks to a pervasive culture of dispensation in the upper echelons of government. The UAE can be described as an autocratic police state, with...
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