On 15 September 2016, Erin Sigmon, ADHRB’s Advocacy Associate, delivered an oral intervention at the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council under item 3 on the Emirati government’s use of enforced disappearances & issue of debt bondage in Saudi Arabia Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. Esteemed Rapporteurs, Americans[…]
On 15 September 2016, ADHRB’s UN Liaison Amanda Milani delivered an oral intervention under item 3 at the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council on women’s limited access to healthcare due to guardianship system in Saudi Arabia. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. Distinguished Independent Expert Ms. Kornfeld-Matte, Americans[…]
On 14 September, Husain Abdulla, Executive Director of ADHRB, delivered an oral intervention at the 33rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 2. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. Mr. President, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Centre for[…]
Last week members of Parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom (UK) debated on whether to call for a suspension on arms sales to Saudi Arabia, in light of mounting evidence of indiscriminate bombing by the Saudi-led coalition during the 18-month-old Yemen civil war. The debate was an opportunity for the country that is the second largest arms[…]
On September 13, Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, on behalf of ADHRB, delivered an oral intervention at the 33rd 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. Mr. Chair-Rapporteur, Alsalam Foundation, together with Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain, the[…]