Rally for Bahrain!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27 June 2016 Rally for Bahrain! In solidarity with the people of Bahrain When: Thursday, June 30, 2016, 1:00 – 2:00 PM Where: The Embassy of Bahrain, 3502 International Dr. NW, Washington, DC, 20008 Washington, DC– On Thursday June 30th at 1:00 PM, activists and human rights defenders will gather to protest[…]

HRC 32 Side Event: Saudi Arabia’s Midterm UPR Assessment

16 June 2016 – Geneva, Switzerland – Today, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain, alongside the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, and a large group of partner NGOs held a side event marking Saudi Arabia’s 2nd cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The panel event was moderated by Dr. Elham Manea from the University[…]

State of Repression: The United Arab Emirates

17 March 2016 – Geneva, Switzerland – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), the European Center for Democracy & Human Rights (ECDHR), Index on Censorship, and the Saudi Organization for Rights and Freedoms presented a side event at the 31st Session of the Human[…]

Capital Abuse: The Arbitrary Destruction of Life in Saudi Arabia

8 March 2016 – Geneva, Switzerland – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Reprieve, the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR), AL-QST, the European Centre for Democracy & Human Rights (ECDHR), the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, the Saudi Organization for Rights and[…]

Event Summary for Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Briefing – Bahrain: Repression and the Consequences for Reconciliation

On 11 February 2016, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC), in conjunction with Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) and Human Rights First (HRF), held a briefing in the Hart Senate Office Building on the ongoing human rights situation in Bahrain. Panelists included Brian Dooley, Director of the Human Rights Defenders[…]