On September 17, 2024, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) held an event at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, focused on the misuse of INTERPOL tools by authoritarian governments and the implications for human rights. ADHRB has been researching INTERPOL since 2016 and remains convinced that reforms to prevent such abuses[…]
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Sep
Sep
Bahrain: Joint Letter on Human Rights Priorities to All Member States of the United Nations General Assembly Re: 79th Session of the UN General Assembly 23 September 2024 Your Excellencies, During the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79), we urge you to raise human rights priorities in Bahrain, including concerns about[…]
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Jul
Jul
Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, together with the European Centre for Democracy and Human Rights, launches the #GameOverSaudi campaign, a concerted effort to address the women’s rights situation in Saudi Arabia amid the celebration of the Esports World Cup in the country. The tournament, which arises as the largest global event of[…]
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Feb
Feb
In a joint letter, 31 human rights organizations called on Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali to investigate Bahrain’s human rights record and ensure that the global event does not turn into a means of whitewashing sports. The text of the message stated: Dear Stefano Domenicali, We, the undersigned organisations, are writing to renew our[…]
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Feb
Feb
On 7 February, On the 12th anniversary of the democratic movement in Bahrain, Bahraini opposition activists held an event in the halls of the British Parliament, with British parliamentarians, Bahraini opposition activists living in London, and human rights activists from several organizations in attendance. The event was conducted by Husain Abdulla, the executive director of[…]
