Majeed Ahmed Habib Ahmed is a 37-year-old Bahraini citizen who was arrested in 2013. Bahraini authorities arrested him at his home without a warrant for allegedly attending a protest, and he was subjected to torture and convicted in an unfair trial. He is now being held at Jau Prison.

On 7 May 2013, at 4:00am, officers in plain clothing raided Majeed’s house and arrested him. When asked about the reason for arrest, one of the officers said that Majeed attended a protest the day before; however Majeed maintains that he spent the day at home. Majeed was told he would be taken to the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), and that they would return him within two days. However, the officers disappeared Majeed and held him incommunicado for 15 days following his arrest.

Read the full statement here.

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Ahead of the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted a written statement to the Council concerning the practice of torture used by Emirati authorities to target individuals inside and outside the UAE.

Read the full statement here.