ADHRB Participates in the 21st Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland

ADHRB Director Husain Abdulla traveled to Geneva, Switzerland this week to observe the UN Human Rights Council’s 21st Session this week. During the session, the Council adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Bahrain. In conducting the UPR, the Human Rights Council (HRC) made 176 recommendations to Bahrain regarding the status of[…]

ADHRB, Other NGOs Ask Secretary Clinton to Suspend Funding to Bahrain in Light of Human Rights Abuses

ADHRB joined ten organizations this week in calling upon US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [pdf] to suspend security assistance and funding to Bahrain in light of credible reports of abuse by security forces there. The organizations also called on Secretary Clinton to offer assistance to Bahrain to help bring those human rights violators to justice.[…]

Statement on Deaths of US Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and Three Americans in Libya

Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) condemns, in the strongest terms, yesterday’s attacks against the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including US Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. “Religious intolerance and hatred are unacceptable, and should be fully condemned, but even more damnable are the violent[…]

ADHRB Solemnly Commemorates the 11th Anniversary of 9/11

Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) solemnly commemorates the 11th anniversary of the attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives on September 11, 2001. ADHRB offers its condolences to the family and friends of the victims of these attacks, and to the many service members who lost their lives trying to protect American[…]

ADHRB Joins 13 Organizations in Calling Upon US to Reject Bahrain UN Human Rights Council Nominee

ADHRB joined 13 organizations today in a letter urging US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to oppose the Government of Bahrain’s nomination of Saeed Mohammed al-Faihani for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council‘s Advisory Committee, a body tasked with providing human rights expertise to the Council. Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution 5/1 provides that “[i]ndividuals[…]