ADHRB Weekly Newsletter #372
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** Whitewashing 101: A Guide on Bahrain's methods in covering up their human rights abuses
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Nine years have passed since the Bahraini people took to the streets calling for political reform and respect for human rights. Since then, the only progress the Government of Bahrain has achieved is the advancement of its whitewashing strategies. Through sham oversight bodies and their respective social media platforms, the Bahraini ruling family has invested significantly in concealing the brutal reality of the human rights situation.Take for instance the Bahraini Ministry of Interior (MOI). This institution is supposedly tasked with the oversight of citizen protection the country’s internal security. Conversely however, it has been frequently plagued with longstanding allegations of gross misconduct and a plethora of human rights abuses.There are well-founded accusations that the Public Prosecution Office (PPO) has been filling the MOI with former employees ([link removed]) – deliberately incumbering the
judiciary’s ability to function impartially – and substantiated claims of torture in order to extract false confessions ([link removed]) from activists and human rights defenders.

The content displayed on the MOI’s online platforms portray a fictious narrative far removed from reality.The MOI, for example, expressed its relentless dedication towards facilitating a safe environment during the Ashura season. King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa has been personally applauded for his inclusive approach, that apparently“embodied the meanings of national cohesion and provided a model for national brotherhood”. Critics of the regime however, remain unconvinced of the county’s ‘national cohesion’ and ‘brotherhood’ in the face of 300 denaturalization’s ([link removed]) , most of which targeted Shia activists ([link removed]) and Shia clerics ([link removed]) merely for peaceful expression. Moreover, the continuous torture of
Shia opposition ([link removed]) leaders and the targeted discrimination aimed at the Shia community, for example the restrictions on religious rights ([link removed]) and the demolition of Shia mosques ([link removed]) and religious institutions ([link removed]) , runs counter to the public narrative of cohesion. Unless the members of the MOI responsible for these violations are held to account, spurious claims of unity will mask the truth.

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** Profile in Persecution
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Mohamed Radhi Hasan
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Born in 1992, Mohamed Radhi Hasan is a Bahraini student facing an imminent risk of execution. At the age of 23, Bahraini authorities arbitrarily detained Mohamed and subjected him to multiple human rights violations. He is currently detained at Jau Prison.

On 1 August 2015, National Security Agency (NSA) officers arrested Mohamed at his house in Sitra without a presenting warrant. Mohamed, along with 32 other individuals, was arbitrarily arrested for his alleged connection to a bombing in Sitra.

On the day of his arrest, Mohamed was taken to the NSA facility and was subjected to multiple forms of torture and abuse. He was beaten all over his body, electrocuted and deprived of sleep. As a result of the torture, Mohamed’s body was disfigured and he was in constant pain for two months. Despite repeated requests for medical attention, he continues to be denied medical care.

On 29 March 2017, Mohamed was found guilty of the charges brought against him in connection to the bombing in Sitra. He was sentenced to death and his citizenship was revoked. The judgement was upheld by the Court of Appeal on 29 October 2018 and by the Court of Cassation on 25 February 2019. Mohamed has now exhausted all legal remedies and his death sentence is awaiting the King’s ratification.

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** ADHRB at the UN
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** ADHRB Raises Issues Of Reprisal At The Human Rughts Council
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On 29 September 2020, ADHRB has delivered an oral intervention at the United Nation Human Rights Council session 45 during interactive debate under item 5.

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** Around the Gulf
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** Appointment of UAE Ministry of Interior Official to the Presidency of INTERPOL
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19 international human rights organizations sent a letter to the Secretary-General of Interpol, during which they expressed their concern about the nomination of Major General Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, Inspector General of the UAE Ministry of Interior, to head the Interpol for the elections that will be held in Abu Dhabi on November 7 and 8.

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** GCC in the Wire
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- ([link removed]) Saudi Arabia set for 2021 F1 debut, Miami race on hold (Reuters) ([link removed])

LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is set to host a Formula One grand prix for the first time next year with a street race in Jeddah featuring on a record 23-round draft calendar presented to teams, F1 sources said on Wednesday.

- ([link removed]) Qatar’s emir promises Shura Council elections next year (AP) ([link removed])

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar’s emir announced on Tuesday that the country will hold elections for its top advisory panel next year, a long-promised step that aims to give the country’s citizens more say on how their hereditary emirate is governed.

-Arrested, tortured, imprisoned: The U.S. contractors abandoned in Kuwait (The New York Times) ([link removed])

Investigation - Dozens of military contractors have been jailed in the Emirate — some on trumped-up drug charges. Why has the American government failed to help them?

- ([link removed]) Saudi man crashes car into gates of Mecca’s Grand Mosque (AP) ([link removed])

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi man in a speeding car crashed into the outer gates of Mecca’s Grand Mosque late Friday night, the country’s state-run news agency reported.

- Saudi man arrested after stabbing guard at French Consulate (AP) ([link removed])

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi man stabbed and slightly wounded a guard at the French Consulate in the city of Jiddah on Thursday, authorities said, as France urged its citizens in the kingdom to be “on maximum alert.”

-Qatar apologizes for airport Strip searches and pursues charges (The New York Times) ([link removed])

Qatar’s government said on Friday that it had referred several people for prosecution over invasive medical examinations of women aboard 10 planes in Doha this month, after an investigation into the circumstances.

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