ADHRB Weekly Newsletter 43

ADHRB Holds Event at the UN Human Rights Council, Husain Abdulla Speaks in Session Last week ADHRB was at the 25th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. In addition to conducted high-level meetings to discuss the human rights situation in Bahrain, ADHRB co-sponsored an event on Bahraini Human Rights Defenders, Bahrain’s Implementation of its[…]

ADHRB Weekly Newsletter 42

Experts Call on Obama to Discuss Reform in Bahrain during Saudi Visit Photo Credit: Pool/Getty Images North America On 10 March, 27 experts sent a letter to United States President Barack Obama urging him to address the growing crisis in Bahrain with counterparts in Saudi Arabia during his upcoming visit to the country. ### Continue reading here.[…]

ADHRB Weekly Newsletter 41

State Report Confirms Human Rights Crisis in Bahrain Last week, the U.S. State Department released its annual country report on human rights practices, and its section on Bahrain confirms the extent of the human rights crisis that has been occurring in the country. The opening few paragraphs read like a manual for repressive regimes on[…]

ADHRB Weekly Newsletter 40

The Importance of Constituent Engagement On 18 February, Students for Islamic Awareness and the Arab Student Union at University of Michigan Dearborn, in conjunction with ADHRB, held an event to raise awareness about the systematic government crackdown on innocent physicians and human rights defenders in Bahrain in an attempt to quell legitimate calls for human rights and[…]

ADHRB Weekly Newsletter 39

Washington Commemorates 14 February Last week, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) hosted events on Capitol Hill and American University (AU) on the prospects for reform in Bahrain and what the United States and the international community can do to address the human rights and political crisis on the ground. ### Continue reading here. From ADHRB Photo[…]