In December 2010, Qatar was awarded the 2022 World Cup. This is the first time in history that an Arab country will host the Cup– the world’s premier sporting event. In order to prepare for it, Qatar is spending an estimated US$100 billion to shore up existing infrastructure and build new infrastructure, including airport, roads,[…]
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In September 2018, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) presented 145 cases exhibiting a pattern of enforced disappearances in Bahrain to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID). In October 2018, the WGEID sent an allegation letter to Bahrain on the subject and the Bahraini government has elected not to[…]
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14 March 2019 – During the Item 6 UPR Outcome Review for Jordan, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) along with the Iraqi Development Organization (IDO) took the opportunity to deliver an oral intervention expressing concern over ongoing human rights violations within the kingdom. Ms. Margaret McIntyre, speaking on behalf of IDO[…]
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14 March 2019 – Today, during the 40th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) hosted a side event to discuss the ongoing human rights abuses and the political status of the conflict in Yemen. The event was co-sponsored by the[…]
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On Wednesday 13 March 2019, ADHRB delivered an oral intervention at the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva during the General Debate on Item 5. In the intervention, ADHRB raised concerns over Bahrain’s refusal to cooperate with the mechanisms of the HRC and highlighting the case of Mohamed Merza[…]
