| Founded | October 2013 in London |
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| Type | Non-profit NGO |
| Location |
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| Services | Protecting human rights |
| Fields | Human rights, non-violence, research, advocacy |
Key people | Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei |
| Website | birdbh.org |
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) is a non-profit human rights organisation based in London which promotes democratisation and human rights in Bahrain.[1] It was founded by Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, Alaa Shehabi and Hussain Abdullah in 2013, and is funded by the Sigrid Rausing Trust[2] for the years 2016-2019. The National Endowment for Democracy approved a grant for the year 2015.[3]