18 September 2014 — Geneva, Switzerland — Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) note with cautious optimism the release of prominent Bahraini human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja from detention. However, we remain concerned that the Government of Bahrain has[…]
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Leading Policy Experts Urge Strategic Review and Strong Response to Malinowski Expulsion from Bahrain Washington, D.C. – On July 31, 2014, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain’s Executive Director, Husain Abdulla, joined 17 policy leaders in urging the Obama administration to strongly respond to the recent expulsion of Tom Malinowski, the U.S. Assistant[…]
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Sheikh Mohammed Habib al-Miqdad: July’s Champion for Justice Sheikh Mohammed Habib al-Miqdad (al-Moqdad, al-Muqdad, al-Mekdad, Alsafaf), a prominent Bahraini-Swedish religious leader, scholar, social activist and president of Al-Zahra Charity Institution for Orphans, was born in the Bilad Al Qadeem region of Bahrain. He is well-known for speaking out against injustices related to corruption, discrimination, arbitrary detention[…]
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8 July 2014 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) condemn the Government of Bahrain’s decision to deem unwelcome in the country Tom Malinowski, the U.S. Department of State’s Assistant Secretary for the Bureau[…]
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An Overview of ADHRB Engagement at the 26th Session of the UN Human Rights Council In June 2014, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) engaged the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC26) in Geneva, Switzerland to raise awareness of ongoing human rights abuses in Bahrain. ADHRB conducted advocacy[…]
