Abdulhadi al-Khawaja
Abdulhadi Abdulla Hubail Alkhawaja is a Bahraini-Danish human rights activists. He is now in prison in Bahrain after the Bahraini uprising. He is the former president[4] and co-founder[5] of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR). This is a nonprofit non-governmental group which works to promote human rights in Bahrain.[6]
Abdulhadi al-Khawaja | |
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 Abdulhadi Alkhawaja taking part in a pro-democracy protest in February 2011 | |
| Born | Abdulhadi Abdulla Hubail Alkhawaja April 5, 1961 |
| Disappeared | April 23, 2012 BDF hospital |
| Status | Found |
| Nationality | Danish and Bahraini |
| Occupation | Human rights defender |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Criminal charge(s) | organizing and managing a terrorist organisation, attempt to overthrow the government by force and in liaison with a terrorist organisation working for a foreign country and the collection of money for a terrorist group |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Criminal status | To be retried[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Khadija Almousawi [2] |
| Children | Maryam and Zainab 2 others[3] |
| Website | http://www.bahrainrights.org/ |
On 9 April 2011, Al Khawaja was arrested. Al Khawaja was given life imprisonment on 22 June 2011.[7] On 8 February 2012, he started a hunger strike until "freedom or death".[8]
Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja Media
Speech for Abdulhadi al-Khawaja in Manama in January 2009
Abdulhadi al-Khawaja (right), Ali Abdulemam (middle) and Nabeel Rajab (left) in a pro-democracy march on 23 February
A graffiti in Barbar depicting al-Khawaja's face in the middle of Bahrain map
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References
- ↑ "Bahrain to retry hunger striker, protest leaders | Kuwait Times". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ↑ "Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, Bahraini Hunger Strike Activist, Disappears from Hospital". International Business Times UK. 25 April 2012.
- ↑ "Bahrain to retry hunger striker, protest leaders | Kuwait Times". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ↑ Staff writer (10 May 2011). Another Bahraini Crime: Rights Activist's Jawbones Smashed Under Torture. Al-Manar. http://www.almanar.com.lb/english/adetails.php?eid=14763&cid=23&fromval=1&frid=23&seccatid=27&s1=1. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ Staff writer. About us. Business & Human Rights Resource Center. http://www.business-humanrights.org/Aboutus/InternationalAdvisoryNetwork. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ Bahrain Center for Human Rights website Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 17 May 2011
- ↑ "Bahrain rights activists jailed for life", The Guardian, 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ↑ "Al Khawaja, Bahrain, hunger strike, activist | Bahrain, Al Khawaja | SBS World News". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-05-20.