Tuesday, 17 June, 2014—Geneva, Switzerland—Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) hosted an event alongside the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council titled, “Slaving Away: Migrant Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in the Gulf.” The event, which focused on migrant labor rights and human trafficking in the Gulf Cooperation Council[…]
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Overview Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain is pleased to announce the release of Slaving Away: Migrant Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in the Gulf. The following report will examine migrant labor in Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, documenting how the combination of poor working and living conditions of migrant workers, the consequences[…]
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In a speech to earlier this week to the 26th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, stated that strong journalism is vital to any democratic society—it is what fuels individuals to participate in political life. Journalists are essential to “the civil, political, economic,[…]
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Join us for a discussion on the ongoing and systemic human rights abuses in Bahrain and the government’s failure to live up to their international commitments on human rights. The esteemed panel will focus on answering the questions “Where to go from here?” and “What can the HRC do to address these continued abuses?”
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Please join Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) for a discussion to mark the official launch of its new report, Slaving Away: Migrant Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in the Gulf.
