Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain

Twenty international and regional human rights organisations issued a joint statement expressing grave concern over the mass trial targeting 60 Shia clerics in Bahrain on terrorism-related charges, amid reports that several defendants have been subjected to torture, ill-treatment and coerced confessions, alongside serious violations of fair trial ...

The Bahraini government faces a decisive test, and potentially a final opportunity, to demonstrate its seriousness and commitment to justice and fair trial guarantees. This comes as the verdict approaches in the case of  dozens of arbitrarily detained Shia clerics, scheduled for 8 November 2026. The trial, which followed a widespread campaign of a...

Updated: AbdulAziz AbdulRedha Isa was a 23-year-old security guard when Bahraini authorities arrested him without a warrant on 6 April 2011 following a raid on the house where he was staying. During the arrest, plainclothes officers beat and verbally abused him. During detention, AbdulAziz has endured torture, sexual harrasment, threats, is...

Saudi Arabia is witnessing a highest-ever wave of executions, with the total number of executed individuals since 2015 exceeding 2,000. Despite official pledges and reports of reform, detailed data indicates a record acceleration in the rate of executions:

Introduction 

Over the past decade, Saudi Arabia has sought to reshape its domestic and international image through a broad set of economic, social, and environmental transformations, within the framework of a comprehensive political and economic project led by the cur...