Stifled Verse: The Case of Mohammed al-Ajami
Since clinching its 2022 World Cup bid, Qatar has faced heightened international scrutiny. As workers have broken ground on elaborate new facilities for the tournament, human rights defenders have...
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15 NGOs Send Letter to UN Special Rapporteurs on Mohammed al-Ajami
On the commencement of the 30th session of the Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), along with 14 international NGOs, sent a letter to the UN Special...
View ArticleAt UN, ADHRB Condemns Continued Detention of Qatari Poet
Geneva, Switzerland – 14 September 2015 – On behalf of Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, ADHRB Executive Director Husain Abdulla...
View ArticleAt UN, ADHRB Condemns Arbitrary Detention and Migrant Abuses in GCC
Geneva, Switzerland — 15 September 2015 — On behalf of Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, International Advocacy Officer Michael...
View ArticleIn Written Statement to UN, ADHRB Raises Torture, Killings in GCC
At the 30th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain submitted a written statement on the subject of human rights abuses in Bahrain,...
View ArticleFlawed Justice: Assessing the Qatari Judiciary
In January 2014, Gabriela Knaul, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, visited Qatar upon the invitation of the government. During her visit, she met with senior...
View ArticleAt UN, ADHRB Draws Attention to Lack of GCC Engagement with the UN Special...
Geneva, Switzerland — 24 September 2015 — On behalf of Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain and the Bahrain Institute for Human Rights, ADHRB advocacy associate Eric Eikenberry...
View ArticleLabor Reforms in Qatar & UAE Require More than Rhetoric
The international community has devoted an unprecedented level of attention to migrant labor abuses in Qatar since its successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup. NGOs and governments alike have called...
View ArticleUN Experts Condemn Detention of Qatari Poet
20 October 2015 – Today, United Nations human rights experts called for the release of the Qatari poet Mohammed al-Ajami on the second anniversary of his prison sentencing. Al-Ajami is currently...
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Event: Stifled Verse, Free Verse: An Evening of Poetry and Solidarity
Please join Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain and Split This Rock for a night of poetry in protest of restrictions on free expression in the Middle East. Featured poets include...
View ArticlePoetry Event in Honor of Imprisoned Qatari Poet Mohammed al-Ajami – 12...
Media Contact: Kate Kizer, kkizer@adhrb.org, (202) 621-6141 x 103 Washington, D.C. – 10 November 2015 – To mark four years since the arrest of the Qatari poet Mohammed al-Ajami, Americans for Democracy...
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Event Summary: Stifled Verse, Free Verse: An Evening of Poetry and Solidarity
On 12 November 2015, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), Split This Rock, and Busboys and Poets co-sponsored a poetry event entitled “Stifled Verse, Free Verse: An Evening of...
View ArticlePrisoner Profile: Mohammed al-Ajami
Today marks four years since Qatari authorities arrested Mohammed al-Ajami for the contents of his poetry. Al-Ajami is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence and will remain in prison barring a...
View ArticleAt UN, ADHRB Condemns Arbitrary Detention and Migrant Abuses in GCC
Geneva, Switzerland — 15 September 2015 — On behalf of Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, International Advocacy Officer Michael...
View ArticleIn Written Statement to UN, ADHRB Raises Torture, Killings in GCC
At the 30th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain submitted a written statement on the subject of human rights abuses in Bahrain,...
View ArticleFlawed Justice: Assessing the Qatari Judiciary
In January 2014, Gabriela Knaul, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, visited Qatar upon the invitation of the government. During her visit, she met with senior...
View ArticleAt UN, ADHRB Draws Attention to Lack of GCC Engagement with the UN Special...
Geneva, Switzerland — 24 September 2015 — On behalf of Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain and the Bahrain Institute for Human Rights, ADHRB advocacy associate Eric Eikenberry...
View ArticleLabor Reforms in Qatar & UAE Require More than Rhetoric
The international community has devoted an unprecedented level of attention to migrant labor abuses in Qatar since its successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup. NGOs and governments alike have called...
View ArticleUN Experts Condemn Detention of Qatari Poet
20 October 2015 – Today, United Nations human rights experts called for the release of the Qatari poet Mohammed al-Ajami on the second anniversary of his prison sentencing. Al-Ajami is currently...
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Qatar: Release unfairly imprisoned poet Mohammed al-‘Ajami
Qatar: Release unfairly imprisoned poet Mohammed al-‘Ajami 25 February 2016 London and Washington, DC – On the third anniversary of the unfair 15 year prison sentence handed down to the Qatari poet,...
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