Washington, D.C. – Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) welcomes a joint statement by 44 countries today publicly condemning the ongoing human rights violations in Bahrain. The statement was announced by Switzerland before the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC). This statement—the second to be introduced before the HRC in as many years—received [...]
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Bahrain Bi-Weekly Newsletter: Issue 2
Click here to subscribe to the Bahrain Bi-Weekly newsletter Featured Followers ADHRB features relevant, timely Tweets by its Twitter followers in each newsletter. ADHRB Commemorates Two-Year Anniversary of February 14 Protests with Bahraini Activists Mohammed al-Maskati, Maryam al-Khawaja, Jalila al-Salman, and Husain Abdulla in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. During the week of February [...]
ADHRB Commends Members of Congress for Statements Commemorating the Two-Year Anniversary of Protests in Bahrain
Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) commends the Members of Congress who delivered speeches on the floor, submitted statements for the record, and issued press statements to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the outbreak of protests in Bahrain. “We applaud those Members of Congress who spoke out publicly against the ongoing human [...]
ADHRB on the Two-Year Anniversary of the Uprising in Bahrain
On the two-year anniversary of the uprising in Bahrain, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) implores the United States Government to put substantial pressure on the Government of Bahrain to take action to fulfill the democratic aspirations and human rights of the Bahraini people. “The fact that the Government of Bahrain is [...]
Op-ed | U.S. Foreign Policy in Bahrain Two Years after the Uprising
By Husain Abdulla* During his State of the Union address on Tuesday February 12, 2013, President Obama said that the United States will “stand with citizens as they demand their universal rights, and support stable transitions to democracy” in the Middle East. This statement may come as a surprise to many in Bahrain who have [...]
Past Event: Two Years Later: Prospects for Reform in Bahrain on the Anniversary of the Uprising
On February 14, 2011, Bahraini protesters took to the streets to call for political reforms, taking part in a broader movement for democracy in the Middle East. Bahrain’s security forces brutally suppressed the demonstrations, killing more than 50 protesters and injuring thousands. Since then, very little has changed in Bahrain: protesters continue to demand greater freedoms, attempts at dialogue [...]
Introducing the Bahrain Bi-Weekly Newsletter: Issue 1
Click here to subscribe to the Bahrain Bi-Weekly newsletter Featured Follower ADHRB features a relevant, timely Tweet by one of its Twitter followers in each newsletter. ADHRB Hosts Bahraini-American Delegation in Washington, D.C. During the week of January 14, 2013, ADHRB hosted a delegation of Bahraini-Americans to visit Washington, D.C., to discuss the human rights situation in Bahrain with [...]