HRC Written Statement: 2017 – A New Low Point for Human Rights in Bahrain

On the occasion of the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, ADHRB submitted a written statement to the Council regarding the severe decline in Bahrain’s human rights situation over the preceding year. 2017: A New Low Point for Human Rights in Bahrain Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) takes this opportunity at[…]

HRC Written Statement: GCC Free Expression and the Qatar Crisis

On the occasion of the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, ADHRB submitted a written statement to the Council marking increased attacks on free expression throughout the Arab Gulf states following the outbreak of the diplomatic crisis surrounding Qatar. GCC Free Expression and the Qatar Crisis Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB)[…]

Senator Ron Wyden Submits Statement for the Record on the Deteriorating Situation in Bahrain

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) welcomes the statement submitted last week by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) for the Congressional Record addressing the deteriorating situation in Bahrain. In his statement, Senator Wyden looked back seven years to the violent government crackdown that took place when Bahraini citizens launched a peaceful protest movement[…]

ADHRB at Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Briefing: Bahrain Seven Years Later

Today, 16 February 2017, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) held a briefing with the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC) of the United States (US) Congress. The briefing, entitled “Bahrain Seven Years Later, focused on the country’s deteriorating human rights situation on the seventh anniversary of the mass pro-democracy uprising in[…]

ADHRB Commemorates 2011 Protest Movement and Condemns Systematic Rights Abuses

On Wednesday, 14 February 2018, marking the seventh anniversary of Bahrain’s 2011 peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) protested outside the Embassy of Bahrain in Washington, DC to show solidarity with those struggling for democratic reform, human rights, and universal freedoms. ADHRB, joined by CodePink, called attention to the[…]