HRC42 Written Statement: The persistent patterns of reprisals against Human Rights Defenders in Bahrain

Ahead of the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted a written statement to the Council concerning Bahrain’s government deliberate patterns of reprisals against Human Rights Defenders (HRD) who attempt to cooperate with the United Nations (UN) and its bodies. Continue reading below[…]

A Summary of ADHRB’s Engagement at HRC41

Geneva, Switzerland – From 24 June to 12 July 2019, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) participated in the 41st Session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC). During the session, ADHRB highlighted various human rights violations committed by the Governments of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE),[…]

ADHRB at the Human Rights Council raised concerns over Bahrain’s failure to comply with the UPR Recommendations it received in 2017

During the second week of the 41st Session of the Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an oral statement drawing attention to Bahrain’s failure to take steps to fulfill its UPR recommendations recived in May 2017. The government continued to commit human rights abuses since its last UPR,[…]

ADHRB Calls on the Human Rights Council to Invoke GA Resolution 60/251 to Eject Bahrain from the Council

  On 3 July 2019, within the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneve, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) made an oral statement during the Item 5 General Debate, drawing the Council’s attention to some of the abuses committed by the Bahraini government, demonstrating the state’s disregard to[…]

ADHRB at HRC41 condemns the Systematic Targeting of Activists in Bahrain

On Wednesday 26 June, during the 41st session of the Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an oral intervention during Item 3 Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on peaceful assembly and association. In the intervention, ADHRB raised concerns about the widespread targeting of activists speaking up against the[…]