Human Rights Activist
Consultant
Trainer
Speaker
I am a Bahraini Woman Human Rights Defender who works as a consultant and trainer on Human Rights.
I am a leading voice for human rights and political reform in Bahrain and the Gulf region. I have been influential in shaping official responses to human rights atrocities in Bahrain and the Gulf region by leading campaigns and engaging with prominent policymakers around the world.
I played an instrumental role in the pro-democracy protests in Bahrain’s Pearl Roundabout in February 2011. These protests triggered a government response of widespread extra judicial killings, arrests, and torture, which I documented extensively over social media. Due to my human rights work, I was subjected to assault, threats, defamation campaigns, imprisonment and an unfair trial. I was arrested on illegitimate charges in 2014 and sentenced in absentia to one year in prison. I currently have an outstanding arrest warrant and four pending cases, one of which could carry a life sentence.
I serve on the Boards of the International Service for Human Rights, Urgent Action Fund, CIVICUS and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy. I previously served as Co-Director at the Gulf Center for Human Rights and Acting President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights.
I aim to offer my expertise and unique skillset to serve the missions of individuals and organizations seeking to secure accountability and human rights for all.
As an activist, I am dedicated to finding new avenues of creating change and impact, based in feminist ethics and principles; and connecting our movements across borders.
Whether you're looking to contact me about training, consulting, speaking or a project, feel free to drop me a line here and I will get back to you as soon as I can.