ADHRB Advocacy Associate Delivers Item 8 Oral Intervention at HRC26

On 24 June, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain’s Advocacy Associate, Michael Payne, delivered an oral intervention (1:20:05) at the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 8 on the Bahrain government’s follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a[…]

ADHRB Advocacy Associate Delivers Item 4 Oral Intervention at HRC26

On 23 June, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain’s Advocacy Associate, Michael Payne, delivered an oral intervention (1:08:00) at the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 4 on the human rights situation in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, which requires the Council’s attention. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to[…]

Members of Congress Send Letter to Secretaries Hagel and Kerry on Bahrain Crisis

On 13 June, 11 members of Congress – led by Representatives James P. McGovern (D-MA), Henry C. “Hank” Johnson (D-GA) and John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) – sent a letter to Secretaries Hagel and Kerry encouraging them to play a stronger role in addressing the political upheaval in Bahrain. Please click here for a translation of this letter[…]

State’s Annual TIP Report Paints a Bleak Picture of Trafficked Persons in the Gulf

Last week the State Department released its annual Trafficking in Persons report, with  Secretary of State John Kerry making a bold, unequivocal statement on the seriousness of the issue at the launch this morning: “All of us in this room are really all too aware that there’s perhaps no greater threat to human dignity and[…]

Event Summary: Concrete Steps: The Need for HRC Action on Human Rights in Bahrain

19 June 2014 – Geneva, Switzerland – Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), along with the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), the Bahrain Human Rights Observatory, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, in coordination with CIVICUS, the Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Freedom House, Reporters without Borders (RSF), Redress,[…]