18 June 2018 – Today, during his remarks at the opening of the 38th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, sharply criticized Bahrain for its continuing refusal to cooperate with the Office of the High Commissioner and the mandates of the Human Rights[…]
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Ahead of the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain submitted a written statement on the Bahraini government’s closure of independent political space ahead of the upcoming 2018 parliamentary elections. Read a PDF of the written statement here. Complete Closure of Independent Political Space[…]
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Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) will be attending and participating in the 38th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. During the Council ADHRB will be holding two side events, one on Bahrain and one on Saudi Arabia. The Bahrain side event focuses on the upcoming parliamentary elections in Bahrain.[…]
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On the occasion of the 38th session of the Human Rights Council, ADHRB submitted a written statement to the Council regarding the third Universal Periodic Review cycle of the United Arab Emirates. For a PDF of this statement, please click here. ADHRB Assessment of the UAE 3rd Cycle UPR Third Cycle UPR Overview The United Nations[…]
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Ahead of the 38th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC), Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted a written statement to the UN HRC raising serious concerns about violations of international humanitarian law by Saudi Arabia and its coalition allies in Yemen. Read the statement below or click[…]
