HRC37 Bahrain Side Event: A Principled Case for Bahrain

On 6 March 2018, ADHRB hosted a side event during the 37th session of the Human Rights Council focused on the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain and the proposed framework under which the Human Rights Council can address human rights violations in Bahrain through a set of objective criteria. The event was cosponsored by[…]

HRC37 Intervention on the Rights of the Child and the War in Yemen

On Monday 5 March at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, Duaa Dhainy delivered an oral intervention for ADHRB during the Panel on the Rights of the Child. In her intervention, she discussed the effects of the Saudi war in Yemen on children. Click here for a PDF of her remarks. Mr. President, ADHRB[…]

HRC37 Intervention on Ma’ameer and the Environment in Bahrain

On Monday 5 March, ADHRB’s Legal Fellow Bridget Quitter delivered an oral intervention during the 37th session of the Human Rights Council during the Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on the right to food, and the environment. In her intervention, Quitter raised the effects of Bahrain’s vast industrial complex in the village of[…]

Profiles in Persecution: Mohamed Yusuf AlAjmi

Mohamed Yusuf AlAjmi is one of 17 Bahraini civilians tried before a military court in December 2017, in violation of internationally recognized fair trial rights. He is currently being held in Jau Prison after receiving sentences totaling 132 years in prison, in addition to a life sentence. Mohamed is one of the first political detainees[…]

HRC37 Intervention on the Challenges Awaiting Post-Conflict Yemen

On Friday 2 March during the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, Yusuf al-Hoori delivered an intervention during the Item 3 Clustered Interactive Dialogue featuring the Rapporteur on truth, justice, and reparations. Al-Hoori’s intervention looked at the challenges awaiting Yemen in the post-conflict stage due to the devastation of Yemeni society, massive humanitarian crisis,[…]