On Tuesday 25 September 2018 at the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an oral intervention during the Item 8 General Debate, on the follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. The intervention addressed concerns over States’ violations[…]
24 September 2018 – On 12 September 2018, United States (US) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo certified to Congress that the Saudi Arabia- and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-led coalition in Yemen is taking “demonstrable actions to reduce the risk of harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure” resulting from the coalition’s military actions. This certification, required[…]
On Monday 24 September, at the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an oral intervention ahead of Saudi Arabia’s 3rd cycle Universal Periodic Reivew, and under the auspices of the Item 6 General Debate. The intervention drew attention to Saudi[…]
On Monday 24 September, at the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an oral intervention during the Item 6 General Debate. The intervention raised concerns about the United Arab Emirates’ continued violations of human rights and their refusal to implement their 2nd[…]
On Friday 21 September, during the Agenda Item 5 General Debate of the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain delivered an oral intervention, reading a portion of a letter written by Hajar Mansour Hassan, an arbitrarily detained Bahraini reprisal victim cited in the Secretary[…]