28 October 2019 – On 22 October, Deputy Jim O’Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, the steps being taken by Ireland in respect of prisoners of conscience in Bahrain, and asked if the Minister would make a statement on the matter. This question was a result of ADHRB’s[…]
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Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) is seeking creative, organized, passionate, and hard-working applicants for a full-time six month Advocacy Internship, starting in July/August 2019, based in Helsinki, Finland. We are happy to work with students seeking academic course credit for their work. This is a remote, unpaid internship that reports directly[…]
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In early July 2019, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted a report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child ahead of Kuwait’s review under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In particular, the report examined violations against members of Kuwait’s stateless population, the bidoon, including violations of the[…]
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Hani Mohamed AlNajjar is a 25-year-old administrative assistant and Bahraini citizen. Hani suffers from muscular dystrophy and requires a three-hour long physiotherapy session each week. His condition causes a chronic weakness in his upper and lower limbs, making it difficult for him to walk and perform certain life functions without assistance. Before his arrest and[…]
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16 October 2019 – Today, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) alongside 141 NGOs and civil society organizations sent an open letter to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates, on the occasion of human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor’s 50th birthday, calling upon him to immediately[…]
