ADHRB Sends Letter to President of Boston University Calling on Him to Refuse Future Visits from Bahrain’s Ambassador to the US

16 September 2019 – On 11 September 2019, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights (ADHRB) in Bahrain sent a letter to Dr. Robert A. Brown, President of Boston University. The letter concerns allegations of gross human rights violations in Bahrain overseen by Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid bin Abdullah AlKhalifa, Bahrain’s Ambassador to the United States,[…]

At HRC42 ADHRB Drew Attention to the Reprisals Faced by Bahraini Activists

Today, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an oral intervention at the 42nd Session of the Human Rights Council under General Debate of item 4. ADHRB drew attention on the personal experience of Moosa Mohammed, a Bahraini activist who has been tortured, denaturalized and almost murdered by the personnel of the[…]

ADHRB Highlights Human Rights Violations Perpetrated by the Bahraini Ministry of Interior

Today, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an oral intervention at the 42nd Session of the Human Rights Council under General Debate of item 4. ADHRB highlighted how the Bahraini Ministry of Interior (MOI) has been complicit in most human rights violations without being held accountable. ADHRB urges the Council to[…]

Senators Murphy, Rubio, and Wyden Send Letter to President Trump Urging Him to Raise Human Rights Concerns During Meeting with Bahraini Crown Prince

16 September 2019 – On Friday 13 September, Senators Chris Murphy, Marco Rubio, and Ron Wyden sent a letter to President Donald Trump ahead of his meeting with Bahrain’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Salman bin Hamad AlKhalifa. In the letter, the Senators urged President Trump to raise human rights concerns during the meeting and to call[…]

ADHRB Advises HRC42 to Pressure Bahrain to Respect its International Obligations

Today, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an oral intervention at the 42nd Session of the Human Rights Council under the General Debate of Item 3. ADHRB advised the Council to pay attention to the dismal conditions in Bahraini prisons and the many abuses that prisoners face that violates their human[…]