Jawad Fairooz (Arabic: جواد فيروز غلوم فيروز) is a human rights defender and former Bahraini Member of the Council of Representatives (Bahrain), rendered stateless in 2011. Whilst in exile in the United Kingdom, Fairooz became the chairman of Salam for Democracy and Human Rights (Salam DHR).[1][2] He founded Salam for Democracy and Human Rights in 2015.
Jawad Fairooz جواد فيروز | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Council of Representatives (Bahrain) | |
| In office 2 December 2006 – February 2011 | |
| Chairman of the Public Utilities & Environment Committee | |
| In office 12 January 2007 – February 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jawad Fairooz |
| Nationality | Bahraini |
| Political party | Al Wefaq |
| Alma mater | Bachelor of Science from University of Texas in 1986 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Work as a member of parliament
editFairooz was first elected as a member of parliament for the Northern Governorate in the 2006 Bahraini general election, and re-elected in 2010, as a member of the Al Wefaq political party.[3] During his time as an MP, Fairooz was chairman of the Public Utilities & Environmental Committee.[4]
He served as a member of parliament until the withdrawal of the Al Wefaq parliamentary bloc in 2011.
Statelessness and Exile in the UK
editFollowing the 2011 Bahraini uprising and the withdrawal of the Al Wefaq parliamentary bloc in 2011, Fairooz was detained on 2 May alongside Matar Matar.[5] On 6 November 2012, whilst in the United Kingdom, Fairooz was stripped of his nationality and rendered stateless,[6] alongside 30 other Bahraini nationals, deemed to have caused "damage to state security".[7]
In 2011, Fairooz became Chairman of Salam for Democracy and Human Rights (Salam DHR), an NGO formed following the Bahraini uprising.[8] Salam DHR works to influence governmental representatives, to increase awareness of human rights and democracy issues in the Middle East,[9] and works with human rights defenders such as Ebtisam al Saegh.[10]
References
edit- ^ "SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights Structure". SALAM DHR. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Dyke, Drewery; C., Layla (30 November 2018). "Bahrain: Will elections mark new chapter or deepen & embed division?". The Foreign Policy Centre. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "نتائج الانتخابات النيابية والبلدية 2010" [The results of the parliamentary and municipal elections 2010]. www.alwasatnews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Toumi, Habib; Chief, Bureau (12 January 2007). "Al Wefaq to control three house panels". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - ^ Fenton, Jennifer (26 June 2011). "Bahrain: A Face of Opposition". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Jawad Fairooz, Bahrain". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Bahrain brothers describe shock at losing nationality". BBC News. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights Structure". SALAM DHR. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Salam for Democracy and Human Rights | FairPlanet". Fair Planet. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "EBTISAM AL-SAEGH". Front Line Defenders. Retrieved 16 June 2020.