ADHRB submits written statement on GCC countries to the Human Rights Council

On the occasion of the 36th session of the Human Rights Council, ADHRB submitted a written statement to the Council regarding the ongoing and widespread human rights violations, and the persecution of human rights defenders in the Gulf Cooperation Council. Click here to read a PDF of the statement. Continued Restrictions on Fundamental Freedoms and Persecution of[…]

HRC36 Bahrain Intervention: Item 10 and Bahrain’s Cooperation with OHCHR

On 28 September, at the 36th session of the Human Rights Council, Yusuf al-Hoori delivered an oral intervention on behalf of ADHRB during the Item 10 General Debate. In his intervention, al-Hoori highlighted the Bahraini government’s failure to comprehensively and transparently cooperate with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Please continue[…]

HRC36 Saudi Intervention: Item 10 and Saudi’s Cooperation with OHCHR

On 28 September, at the 36th session of the Human Rights Council, ADHRB’s Advocacy Associate delivered an oral intervention during the Item 10 General Debate. In his intervention, Pry highlighted the lack of progress Saudi Arabia has made in its judicial technical cooperation program with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),[…]

HRC36 Bahrain Intervention: Item 9 and Systematic Discrimination Against Shia in Bahrain

On 26 September, at the 36th session of the Human Rights Council, Husain Jawad Parweez delivered an oral intervention on behalf of ADHRB under the Item 9 General Debate. In his intervention, Parweez addressed concerns over Bahrain’s failure to respect its obligations under the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, which calls on states to[…]

HRC36 Saudi Intervention: Item 9 and the Siege of Mosawara

On 26 September, at the 36th session of the Human Rights Council, ADHRB Advocacy Associate Tyler Pry delivered an oral intervention during the Item 9 General Debate. In his intervention, Pry highlighted Saudi Arabia’s failure to respect its obligations under the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, which calls on states to protect religious and[…]