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Beyond its Borders: Systematic Human Rights Violations in Bahrain
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 attempts to bring home citizens stranded by disruptions to air travel caused by Coronavirus. Bahrain has no diplomatic relationship with Iran and airlines do not usually fly directly between the two countries. Three weeks ago, Bahrain’s government accused Iran of “biological aggression” for allegedly concealing the extent of the outbreak and failing to stamp Bahraini travellers’ passports, after Bahrain’s parliament, controversially voted not to return the stranded Bahrainis until they were cleared of the virus. However, Bahrain has faced rising domestic criticism for its failure to arrange the safe return of Bahraini citizens stranded in Iran, reported to be 1630 individuals according to a Bahrain newspaper. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are currently 499 confirmed cases of the virus in Bahrain and four deaths.
Read the full statement here.
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Abbas Ismaeel Ghuloom
Abbas Ismaeel Ghuloom was a professional football player in Bahrain, having played for the Manama Club and the national team between the years 2000 and 20O2. He graduated from Ahlia University and worked as an accountant in the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait for seven years. In March 2011, he was violently arrested and tortured. He remains arbitrarily detained in Jau Prison.
On 24 March 2011 at 2am, more than 20 masked and armed policemen raided his family home. The house was surrounded by another group that the family could not even identify. Security officers broke their front and garage doors in order to enter the house while the family was asleep. The arrest was warrantless and violent: the officers woke the entire family asking a lot of questions to Abbas’s parents, not taking into consideration that they suffer from diabetes and high blood pressure. Abbas was immediately arrested, handcuffed from behind and blindfolded. He was beaten in front of his family and was taken to an unknown location.
Read the full report here.
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At HRC 43, ADHRB highlighted the worsening political and human rights crisis in Bahrain.
On March 11, 2020, ADHRB delivered an oral intervention under Item 4 General Debate. The intervention highlighted deep concerns related to the worsening political and human rights crisis that is happening in Bahrain now. It addressed the increasing number of political prisoners in the country, as well as the practice of impunity surrounding enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention, and torture by government officials.
Watch the video and read the full statement here.
ADHRB delivered many oral interventions under several Items during the 43rd Session of the Human Rights Council
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UAE: UN Experts Raise Serious Concerns over Conditions of Detention
On March 17 2020, United Nations (UN) human rights experts urged the United Arab Emirates to conduct an investigation into, and reform prisons where conditions of detention are said to amount to “torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. The UN experts are quoted saying: the “UAE has the responsibility to protect the rights of individuals deprived of their liberty, by ensuring that the conditions of detention respect their dignity and mental integrity”.
The UN’s statements follow recent allegations of Ms Maryam Suliman Al-Balushi’s attempted suicide in Al-Wathba Prison in Abu Dhabi.
Read the full report here.
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