In September 2014, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) engaged the 27th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, Switzerland to raise awareness of ongoing human rights abuses in Bahrain and neighboring Saudi Arabia. ADHRB met with dozens of Member States, the United Nations Office of the High[…]
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UK Strips Immunity from Prince Nasser on Allegations of Torture Americans for Democracy and Human Rights and Bahrain (ADHRB) and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) welcome the decision by the UK High Court to lift the immunity from Bahrain’s Prince Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa for prosecution against torture allegations. The ruling came[…]
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During the 27th session of the Human Rights Council, the Government of Bahrain submitted its interim report on the status of recommendations made in the course of its second UPR cycle. The government claims to have made progress in regards to many of the recommendations, including: improving laws against torture, releasing political prisoners, improving women’s[…]
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On 25 September, Said Yousif al-Muhafdha, acting vice-president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), delivered an Item 10 general debate statement at the 27th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. YouTube Audio الرجاء الضغط هنا لقراءة هذه الرسالة باللغة العربي ###[…]
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Sep
On 25 September, Michael Payne, Advocacy Associate at Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), delivered an item 10 general debate statement at the 27th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. YouTube Audio الرجاء الضغط هنا لقراءة[…]
