Bahrain: Follow-Up Letter to the International Association of Prosecutors Regarding Dr. Ali bin Fadhel Al-Buainain | Letter

Full PDF Version 2 October 2013 Mr Derek Kuipers Secretary General, International Association of Prosecutors, Hartogstraat 13, 2514 EP The Hague, Netherlands. Re: Dr Ali bin Fadhel Al – Buainain, Executive Committee member of the International Association of Prosecutors … [Read more...]

Bahrain: LRWC Seeks Information on Investigation of the Complaint of Toby Cadman Regarding Dr. Ali bin Fadhel Al-Buainain | Letter

Full PDF Version Friday, September 20, 2013 Wendy M. Stephen, Q.C. Crown Counsel The Law Courts 651 Carnarvon Street New Westminster, B.C. Canada V3M 1C9 Fax: 1 604 660 8749 Brian J. Saunders Director of Public Prosecutions, Public Prosecution Service of Canada 2359 – 284 … [Read more...]

Bahrain: Freedom of Assembly in Bahrain: Domestic law and practice violates international law obligations | Report

LRWC prepared a brief, endorsed by the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights expressing concern with the continuing wrongful arrest, prosecution, conviction and sentencing of human rights advocates in Bahrain for peacefully exercising their internationally … [Read more...]

Bahrain: Joint Appeal to the UN against Ill-Treatment and Torture of Detained Human Rights Defenders, Activists and Photojournalist in Bahrain | Joint Statement

Full PDF Version (English) | Full PDF Version (Arabic) LRWC joined an Appeal by 52 NGOs to United Nations Special Rapporteurs on Torture, Human Rights Defenders and Freedom of Expression regarding arbitrary arrests, detentions and torture in Bahrain. Human rights defenders Nabeel Rajab, … [Read more...]

Bahrain: IAP Executive Committee member, Ali bin Fadhel Al-Buainain | Letter

PDF version (with footnotes) To: President James Hamilton, International Association of Prosecutors From: Toby Cadman, IAP Member Re: IAP Executive Committee member, Ali bin Fadhel Al-Buainain. Date: April 25, 2013 I write in relation to the above named Executive Committee member to … [Read more...]

Bahrain: IAP Executive Committee member Dr. Ali bin Fadhel Al-Buainain | Letter

Download To: Wendy Stephen, Q.C. From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC Re: International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) Executive Committee member Dr. Ali bin Fadhel Al-Buainain  Date: April 17, 2013 It has come to our attention that Dr Ali bin Fadhel Al-Buainain, the Attorney … [Read more...]

Bahrain: IAP Executive Committee member, Ali bin Fadhel Al-Buainain | Letter

Full PDF Version This letter is written in relation to Executive Committee member Ali bin Al-Buainain. The purpose of this letter is to make a formal complaint against his presence on the Executive Committee under Article 6.2 of the IAP (International Association of Prosecutors) … [Read more...]

Bahrain: Report on Bahrain’s Attorney General Dr. Ali bin Fadhel Al-Buainain and his position in the International Association of Prosecutors | Report

Full PDF Version Report on Bahrain’s Attorney General Dr. Ali bin Fadhel Al-Buainain and his position in the International Association of Prosecutors, April 15, 2013. This report produced by Ceartas Irish Lawyers for Human Rights, examines actions (arrests, prosecution and in-custody … [Read more...]

Bahrain: Arbitrary Detention of Zainab Al-Khawaja and Violation of Her Right to Protest | Letter

PDF version To: Shaikh Hamad bin 'Issa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain; Prince Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, Prime Minister; Dr. Ali Fadhul Al-Buainain, Attorney General From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC; Marion Caussanel, Bahrain Monitor, LRWC; Annie Game, Executive Director, … [Read more...]

Bahrain: Ongoing detention of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab

LRWC is deeply concerned about the ongoing detention of Mr. Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and Director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). Mr. Rajab was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment on 16 August 2012 by the Lower Criminal Court. The charges … [Read more...]