Case of Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab Postponed to 15 April On March 15, 2015, the Bahrain Criminal Court of Appeal postponed its verdict in the appeal filed by Mr. Rajab against a six-month prison sentence until April 15, 2015. Meanwhile, the ban travel imposed on Mr. Rajab since November 2, 2014, is still[…]
On 13 March, Sayed Yousif al-Muhafdha, acting vice-president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), delivered an oral intervention at the 28th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 3. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. الرجاء الضغط هنا لقراءة هذه الرسالة باللغة العربي ### Mr. President,[…]
On 13 March, founder & executive director of the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR), Ali al-Dubisi delivered an Item 3 oral intervention (Arabic) at the 28th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 3 on behalf of ADHRB & ESOHR. Please continue reading for a full translation of his remarks or click here to download[…]
13 March 2015 In honor of International Women’s Day and its slogan, “Empowerment of Women – Empowerment of Humanitarians: Let’s imagine together!”, and in light of the 28th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council that began on 2 March 2015, the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR) and Americans for Democracy &[…]
On 12 March, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain’s Grassroots Advocacy Associate, Saman Naquvi, delivered an oral intervention at the 28th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva during a Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a[…]