Nabeel Rajab

Nabeel Rajab
Nabeel Rajab

Personal picture for Nabeel Rajab at his office
Born Nabeel Ahmed Rajab
January 1, 1964 (1964-01-01) (age 47)
Bahrain
Residence Bani Jamra, Kingdom of Bahrain
Education Bachelor's degree in Political Science and History from the University of Pune
Occupation Human rights defender
Years active 1996–present
Religion Islam
Children Adam and Malak
Website
http://www.bahrainrights.org/

Nabeel Ahmed Rajab (Arabic: نبيل أحمد رجب) is a Bahraini human rights defender and President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), a nonprofit non-governmental organisation which works to promote human rights in Bahrain.[1] He is also a member of the Advisory Committee of Human Rights Watch's Middle East Division, Deputy Secretary General for the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)[2][3] and Chairman of CARAM Asia.[4][5] As a result of his human rights activities he has been threatened and harassed by the Bahraini authorities.[6]

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Biography

Nabeel Rajab was born on 1 January 1964. He is married and has 2 children. He finished his secondary school education in 1983 in Bahrain, specialising in science. He received his Bachelor's degree in Political Science and History in 1987 from the University of Pune (formerly University of Poona) in India.

Human rights activism

Early years

In an interview with Bahrain Mirror,[7] Nabeel Rajab spoke about his earliest human rights activities while still a student at Al Hoora secondary school and described two particularly significant formative experiences:

“ Two events affected me most, one when a colleague dropped himself from second floor to escape under-covered police who stormed school. The second incident was when a dear teacher was arrested. That is when my voice started to rise and become annoying. I was caught while writing apolitical human rights statements on school walls and was given the choice to either be submitted to police or to switch school. I was the top student back then, but I choose to switch to Sheikh Abdul Aziz school ”

Rajab traveled to India to study Political Science and History. He received his Bachelor's degree but financial problems after his father became ill prevented him obtaining a Master's degree. He returned to Bahrain to find employment. During his college years, he was not affiliated to any political groups. He was active within the general Bahraini students union, without any clear understanding of a culture of human rights or knowledge of human rights standards, but standing up against all forms of injustice, on a somewhat haphazard way. He became involved in international campaigning on specific issues.[7]

Organized work

It was during the 1990s uprising in Bahrain that Nabeel Rajab became involved in organized human rights activities. He tried to make contact with human rights organizations in other countries. Because of the risks associated with human rights activism at that time, these activities had to remain clandestine. In 1996 Rajab discussed the idea of setting up a human rights organization with Ali Rabea'a and Ibrahim Kamal Al Den. They introduced him to Salman Kamal Al Den, Sabeeka Al Najjar, Mohammed Al Motawa and other colleagues with whom they held secret meetings. Together they founded the Bahrain Human Rights Society in 1999.[7]

Foundation of Human Rights committees

With the ending of the oppressive State Security Law period in 1999, Nabeel Rajab was able to begin working openly in the field of Human rights as one of the founders of the Bahrain Human Rights Society, one of the first human rights organization in Bahrain.

He subsequently fell out with some of the other founders and in 2002, following wide ranging political reforms by the Bahraini government which allowed independent Human rights groups to operate, with Abdulhadi Alkhawaja and others Nabeel Rajab was one of the founders of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR). Rajab was Training Program Officer and Senior Researcher at BCHR between September 2002 and September 2003, when he became Vice President and Head of International Relations until 2005. In 2007 he took over from Abdulhadi Alkhawaja as President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, a position he still holds (May 2011).

Nabeel was one of the founders of a number of human rights committees in Bahrain with a specific focus, including the National Committee of Victims of Torture-Bahrain (2003), the Committee of the Unemployed and Underpaid (2005), the Committee on Decent Housing (2005), the Committee of the Bedoun (Stateless) (2005) and the Committee to Defend Detained Human Rights Activists (2007).

Migrant workers rights

External videos
Nabeel Rajab defending migrant workers, London, November 2010 at Vimeo

Nabeel Rajab was one of the founders of the first migrant workers protection committee in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the Migrant Workers Protection Group (in 2003).

On 28 April 2007, the Bahraini Parliament passed a law banning unmarried migrant workers from living in residential areas. BCHR issued a press release condemning this decision as discriminatory and promoting negative racist attitudes towards migrant workers.[8][9] Nabeel Rajab, then BCHR vice president, said:

“ It is appalling that Bahrain is willing to rest on the benefits of these people’s hard work, and often their suffering, but that they refuse to live with them in equality and dignity. The solution is not to force migrant workers into ghettos, but to urge companies to improve living conditions for workers – and not to accommodate large numbers of workers in inadequate space, and to improve the standard of living for them.[8][9] ”

In October 2009 Nabeel was elected Chairperson of CARAM Asia for 2 years. CARAM is a regional non-governmental organization, based in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, that works to defend the rights of migrant workers, reduce the risks to which their communities are vulnerable, including HIV, and promote their health rights.

On 24 February 2010, Nabeel Rajab addressed the "World Congress against the Death Penalty" conference in Geneva on the subject of "Migrant Workers and the Death Penalty in Bahrain & Saudi Arabia".[10] He drew attention to the exceptional vulnerability of migrant workers in countries with systemic abuses and rights violations.[10]

Work with other international Human Rights organizations

Since December 2009, Nabeel has been a member of the Board of Advisors of the Middle East and North African division of Human Rights Watch.

In July 2010 the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) appointed Rajab to the position of Deputy Secretary General and FIDH permanent representative in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. In March 2011 Nabeel Rajab was elected Deputy Chairperson of the Arab media monitoring group for a 2 year period.

Human rights activities

As a human rights defender Nabeel Rajab has worked to promote a culture of human rights and defend civil and political rights and liberties both inside and outside Bahrain. While promoting the rights of all, his work has focused in particular on fighting discrimination and protecting migrant workers.

In Bahrain, Nabeel Rajab supports the victims of Human rights violations for example by accompanying them at peaceful sit-ins and helping them obtain legal support.

As President of Bahrain Center for Human Rights, he is involved in monitoring and reporting human rights violations in Bahrain and the wider region. Bahrain Center for Human Rights, whose website is blocked in Bahrain, is the principal human rights body documenting human rights violation in Bahrain and reporting them to international human rights organizations and UN mechanisms for human rights.

At forums and seminars on human rights he has drawn attention to the situation concerning Human rights in Bahrain and the region and called on the international community to take action. He has also participated in multiple fact-finding missions organized by international non-governmental organizations, including FIDH missions investigating Torture, Enforced Disappearances, Arbitrary Arrests, Detentions and Fair Trial Guarantees in Yemen[11] (August 2009) and Terrorism and Human Rights in the Philippines Fighting Terror or Terrorizing?.[12]

2011 Ion Ratiu Democracy Award

On 28 July, it was announced that Nabeel Rajab will receive the 2011 Ion Ratiu Democracy Award, presented annually by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.[13][14] Because he "has worked tirelessly and at considerable personal peril to advance the cause of democratic freedoms and the civil rights of Bahraini citizens".[15]

The purpose of the Ion Ratiu Democracy Award is to bring visibility and international recognition to the ideas and accomplishments of individuals around the world who are working on behalf of democracy.[15]

The award strives to enrich the intellectual environment in which ideas about democracy and democratic change circulate, both within and beyond Washington. Sponsored in cooperation With the Ratiu Family Charitable Foundation (London, UK) and the Ratiu Center for Democracy (Turda, Romania), the award expresses the deep commitment to democracy ofthe late Ion Ratiu through his contributions as a Romanian politician and.intellectual as well as his interest in democratic change worldwide.[15]

The Silbury Prize

On 13 September, Nabeel Rajab received the Silbury Prize to "facilitate his on-going humanitarian and human rights work". Lord Avebury, a trustee and Secretary of the Parliamentary Human Rights Group, said: “This latest crackdown follows the severe attacks on doctors, other professionals, trade unionists and human rights activists; extreme violence against peaceful demonstrators, and show trials of leading members of the opposition”.

The Silbury Fund is a UK registered charity which, since its foundation in 1973 has supported numerous individuals and educational projects concerned with the promotion of human rights, democracy and fighting racism.[16]

Threats and harassment

Beating marks on the back of Nabeel Rajab after police attacked a peaceful protest on 15 July 2005

Since 2005, Nabeel Rajab has been the subject of ongoing harassment including physical attacks and smear campaigns in the media (official TV, radio channels, Bahrain news agency and newspapers close to government).[17][18][19] In a postal campaign targeting Rajab and his wife thousands of letters were distributed [20] accusing him and his wife of being traitors and including his photo. Thousands of telephone text messages were sent to people in Bahrain via a company in South Africa that was paid through the private account of Sheikh Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al-Khalifa, former Minister of state. The complaints filed by Rajab and his wife filed with the Office of the Public Prosecutor were ignored and never investigated.

On 15 July 2005, Nabeel was beaten by Special Forces whilst attending a peaceful demonstration in solidarity with the Committee for the Unemployed. He suffered a spinal injury, a broken finger, a fractured arm and a head injury[21] and was hospitalised for two weeks as a result (see pictures). He continues to suffer the consequences of the spinal injury.

In March 2007, Nabeel was interrogated by the Office of the Public Prosecutor in relation to an article published by BCHR about the 'Bandargate Scandal', a government plan to marginalize the majority Shia community in Bahrain.[22]

In 2007 the organisation Front Line (International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders) which campaigns to protect human rights defenders at risk who work, non-violently, for the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, expressed deep concern that ongoing intimidation and harassment was intended to discourage Nabeel Rajab from carrying out legitimate peaceful activities in defence of human rights in Bahrain, citing in particular the rights of freedom of expression and opinion, freedom of assembly and freedom of association.[23]

In August 2009, Nabeel Rajab was arrested for a few hours after attending a peaceful sit-in in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy in solidarity with Al-Murbati family one of whose family members has been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for 7 years without trial.[24]

In September 2010 Nabeel Rajab's photograph was published a number of times by the government-owned Alwatan Newspaper which accused him of supporting an alleged terrorism network and being "active in publishing false reports and information". On September 4, 2010, the Bahrain National News Agency (BNA) published a statement coming from the national security services which referred to Rajab as having been officially accused of involvement in the alleged terrorist network and posted his picture at the agency website. The following day the agency removed Mr. Rajab’s name and photo from the statement.[25]

During this time, the authorities imposed a ban preventing Nabeel Rajab from engaging in any new business in Bahrain that made it difficult for him to earn a living. The ban was subsequently lifted without any justification having been given for it.[26][27]

Nabeel Rajab and Abdulhadi Alkhawaja helping an old woman after police attacked a peaceful protest in 14 August 2010

When the security crackdown in mid August 2010 started many human rights defenders were arrested. An order for Nabeel Rajab's arrest was issued on 8 September 2010 but was cancelled on 18 October 2010.[28] Nabeel was the subject of a travel ban between September 2010 to October 2010.[29]

On 2 December 2010, Nabeel Rajab was detained by national security police for an hour at Manama airport as he was about to fly to Greece. He was subjected to selective security measures, threatened and his personal laptop and mobile phone were confiscated (along with the other electronic devices in his possession). All the files and other information on these devices were copied, including family pictures and files related to Rajab's human rights work.[30]

Rajab's phone and electronic communication are closely monitored, as the questioning of current detainees about their relationship and work with Rajab has revealed.

In December 2010 Human Rights Watch commented that although Bahrain's leaders repeatedly insisted that the Bahraini government respected human rights, its harassment of Nabeel Rajab told another story.[31]

An anonymous defamatory campaign against Nabeel Rajab and Maryam Alkhawaja was launched in early May 2011, with the active and passive support of the Bahraini authorities.[32]

Involvement in the 2011 Bahraini uprising

Nabeel Rajab (left) along with Ali Abdulemam (middle) and Abdulhadi Alkhawaja (right) taking part in a pro-democracy march on 23 February

On 20 March 2011, after Nabeel Rajab condemned the Bahrain government's use of force against peaceful protesters in the 2011 Bahraini uprising and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights accused Bahraini forces and their Saudi and Emirati allies of "massacres" after four protesters were killed, Rajab was briefly detained by 20 to 25 masked men, some armed with rifles along with dozens of uniformed Bahraini security forces at 1:30am who broke in and searched his house, confiscated his files and a computer. They allegedly blindfolded and handcuffed him then put him into the back of a vehicle before verbally abusing, beating and threatening to rape him. He was reported saying:

“ They kicked me when I refused to say I love the prime minister. ”

Rajab was subsequently released after questioning -about a man being sought whom Rajab did not know- in a detention facility run by the Ministry of Interior in Adliya, a suburb of the capital, Manama.[33][34][35]

On April 10, officials publicly accused Rajab of fabricating photos posted on his twitter account of the body of Ali Isa Ibrahim Saqer, who died in detention on April 9. The photos showed slash marks all over his back and other signs of physical abuse. A Human Rights Watch researcher saw Saqer's body just prior to his burial and said the photos were accurate.[36][37] According to PBS news hour on 17 May 2011, "Five prison guards are being charged with Saqer's death. That's according to Bahrain's Minister of Justice Sheikh Khalid bin Ali bin Abdulla al Khalifa, one of the royal family".[38]

Tear gas fired at Rajab's house on 18 April (left) and 21 May (right)

In the early hours of April 18, 2011 unknown assailants lobbed teargas grenades into the home of Nabeel Rajab in the village of Bani Jamra. Tear gas penetrated into the adjacent home of Rajab's 78-year-old mother who suffers from respiratory disease, causing her great distress. To Human Rights Watch's knowledge, only Bahrain's security forces have access to the types of grenades thrown into the Rajab family's compound.[39][40]

For the second time since the start of 2011 Bahraini uprising Nabeel Rajab's house was attacked by unknown assailants in the early hours of 21 May.[35][41] Four gas grenades were fired at the house at 3:30 am Saturday in the village of Bani Jamra, Bahrain, and two broke through the windows in quarters occupied by his brother, Nader, and his family. A third went off in the compound. After an attack in mid-April, Human Rights Watch noted that the grenades were manufactured in the United States and were of a type to which only the Bahrain Defense Authorities had access. Now it appears the Bahraini government has found a new supplier. Rajab said:

“ this time, the grenades were of a smaller dimension than in mid-April, and there were no markings of manufacture.[42] ”

On 23 May, Nabeel Rajab claimed that his uncle, Moh'd Hassan Moh'd Jawad (65 years), an arrested activist is currently being tortured due to his relation to Nabeel Rajab.[43]

Nabeel Rajab protesting outside Muharraq airport after being prevented from traveling to IFEX meeting in Beirut 29 May 2011

On 29 May, Nabeel Rajab was prevented from traveling to Beirut to attend an IFEX meeting by airport security forces.[44][45][46] In reaction, Nabeel Rajab protested briefly outside airport.[47]

On 31 May, just shortly after Hamad Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain asked for dialogue without preconditions to begin early July of this year,[48] the military court (of Bahrain Defence Force) issued an order for Nabeel Rajab along with Ali Salman head of Al Wefaq, Bahrain's biggest political party and 3 of Al Wefaq's resigned MPs: head of the block Abdul-Jalil Khalil, former vice president of lower parliament room Khalil Al-Marzooq and former vice president of legalization committee Mohammed Al-Mizaal.[49][50] The order accused Nabeel Rajab for spreading false news and statements about the situation in Bahrain and promoting to hate and disrespect a specific sect. (see picture). He was also accused to humiliating king of Bahrain.[51] All of them were released in the same day.[52][53]

On 11 June, Nabeel Rajab attended 'Homeland for all' gathering in Saar which was organized by Al-Wefaq party.[54]

On 18 June, Bahraini authorities prevented Nabeel Rajab from traveling to a conference in Cairo which he was invited to by Amnesty International. [55]

On 19 August Nabeel was called by an anonymous claiming that he had to go to police station in Hamad Town for investigation about his Twitter activity. Nabeel refused to go unless an official order was given.[56] Later in the same day an official order was provided.[57] (Picture). The reason for the investigation was an article published by BCHR website which was titled "Some members of the Bahraini royal family beating & torturing political prisoners", but the investigation included his Twitter activity.[58]

Although expecting arrest at any minute, during the recent crackdown Rajab has continued his work of documenting and reporting human right violations, securing international support and helping provide the families of detainees with moral support. He has been adept in using the new social media technology to raise awareness and distribute the latest information about the situation in Bahrain.[59]

The Bahraini "National Dialogue"

On 31 May, the king of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, called for a national dialogue to resolve ongoing tensions.[60] However the seriousness and effectiveness of the dialogue has been disputed by many opposition figures[61][62][63] - it has even been referred to disparagingly as a "chitchat room".[64]

Nabeel Rajab's view

Nabeel Rajab has welcomed the principle of dialogue as offering the only way out of the current political crisis, but has criticized the current dialogue and considers it wrong to participate in a fake dialogue that provokes sectarian tensions instead of resolving the current conflict.[65] He said:

“ The dialogue is not between Sunna and Shia as the regime establishes, because the problem and political crisis is not between the components and sects of the society as the regime pushes forward. However it is between people of Bahrain and the ruling regime.[66] ”

Right of Self-Determination

Nabeel Rajab supported the protesters demands when they called for Right of Self-Determination.[67] He supported and participated in both gatherings of 'Right of Self Determination' in late June[68] and early July.[69][70]

Visits to Victims families

Nabeel Rajab started a campaign with some human rights and political activist to visit victims families to support them. On 25 June Nabeel Rajab along with human rights activist Mohammed Al-Maskati, head of BYSHR, Al-Wefaq former MP Sayed Hadi Al-Mosawi and others visited the families of victims Ali Mansoor Khudhair and Ahmed Farhan.[71][72] On 28 June Nabeel Rajab and Al-Wefaq former MP Sayed Hadi Al-Mosawi Visited the family of victim Ali Al-Mo'men.[73] After the visit Nabeel Rajab said:

“ Ali Al-Mo'men ring is the most valuable gift in my life.[74] ”

On 3 July Nabeel Rajab visited the families of victims Fadhel Al-Matrook, Jaafar Mayouf and Abdulrasool Al-Hijiari.[75][76]

On 6 July Nabeel Rajab along with Al-Wefaq former MP Sayed Hadi Al-Mosawi and some human rights defenders visited the families of victims Ali Mushaima and Bahia Al-Aradi.[77][78]

Irish fact finding delegation

Irish Delegation meet with Nabeel Rajab at his home

Since March, 47 Bahraini doctors, nurses, and paramedics have been charged and detained for supporting protesters during this year's pro-reform demonstrations that have swept across Bahrain. Another, a doctor, left the country without having been detained.[79]

In April, international doctors' organizations Médecins Sans Frontières and Physicians for Human Rights reported medical staff and patients were systematically detained from Bahraini hospitals by assailants allegedly acting on government orders.[80][81][82][83] UK medics have stated that Bahrain is violating the Geneva Convention.[83]

A group of Irish doctors, politicians and human rights representatives traveled to Bahrain to highlight the plight of medics facing trial after they were arrested during pro-democracy protests in the Gulf monarchy earlier this year.[84]

The Bahraini authorities have indicated they are not keen on the visit by the group, which is being led by orthopaedic surgeon Damian McCormack. Officials at the Bahraini embassy in London yesterday reiterated that they would prefer if the visit took place in October, when reconciliation talks, which began earlier this month, will have concluded.[84]

The group, which includes Independent MEP Marian Harkin, Fianna Fáil senator Averil Power and former minister for foreign affairs David Andrews, last week received a letter of support from Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore.[84]

The delegation have visited Nabeel Rajab in his house on 15 July.[85]

Criticism to United States

On 26 July Al Jazeera English published an interview with Nabeel Rajab in which he criticized the US role in Bahrain. "The silence of United States has disappointed people very much" He said "It is very clear now that the United States democracy and human rights are only applied in countries which they have problems with, not with dictatorships that they have good relations with" He added.[86]

Online Activity

Nabeel has been active in promoting the culture of human rights through the online media, especially Facebook and Twitter, where he posts educational messages on human rights in addition to updates about human rights violations. He uses Facebook [87] and Twitter [88] to empower people around the Gulf region by demonstrating how social media can be used to enhance the region's human rights culture.

In the 2011 Forbes list of the top 100 Arabs on Twitter, Nabeel Rajab was ranked number 43 with 36040 followers[89] (currently 73,620 - November 2011). He was ranked number 2 in Bahrain behind foreign minister Khalid Al-Khalifa who congratulated him after the results were posted.[90]

First Arab Twitter prosecution

In April 2011 the Bahraini Interior Ministry announced that Rajab would be prosecuted by a military court for the offence of publishing an image on his personal Twitter account of the Bahraini Ali Issa Saqr, who had died in Bahrain prison. The Ministry accused Rajab of fabricating the pictures showing signs of torture on Sakr's body. Rajab denied fabricating the photograph and held the Bahraini security services responsible for Sakr's death. Bahraini activists maintained that the photographs show that Saqr he was tortured and killed while in police custody.[91][92][93]

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information noted that Rajab's would be the first trial for tweeting (publishing information on Twitter) anywhere in the Arab world and an illustration of the Bahraini government's "implacable hostility ... against the freedom of expression and Internet freedom". ANHRI accused the Bahraini government of not being prepared to overlook any means of expression of opinion as it restricted citizens's ability to engage in the peaceful expression of their views.[94]

Additional Images

  • Rajab hospitalized after being attacked by government security forces at a peaceful demonstration in 15 July 2005

  • Nabeel Rajab (right) along with Abdulhadi Alkhawaja (left) at a pro-democracy march

  • Nabeel Rajab (left) visit to Freedom House along with Abdulhadi Alkhawaja (right)

  • Nabeel Rajab with his mother after the first attack on his house on 18 April 2011

  • Military court order for Nabeel Rajab 31 May 2011

See also

External links

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