On 18 March, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) Advocacy Associate Michael Payne delivered an oral statement (starting at 2:23:45) at the 25th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 4 regarding the human rights situation in Bahrain. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF.[…]
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On 12 March, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) hosted an event at the 25th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) examining Bahrain’s failure to reform and implement the recommendations received when the country underwent its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process in 2012. The event was held with participation from[…]
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This week, the U.S. State Department (State) released its annual country reports on human rights practices, and its section on Bahrain confirms the extent of the human rights crisis that has been occurring in the country. The opening few paragraphs read like a manual for repressive regimes on how to successfully undermine the most basic[…]
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Last week, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) hosted events on Capitol Hill and American University (AU) on the prospects for reform in Bahrain and what the United States and the international community can do to address the human rights and political crisis on the ground. The events, held the week of[…]
Three years ago today more than 200,000 people took to the streets in Bahrain to protest structural inequalities, corruption, oppression, and a lack of government representation. On the third anniversary of the uprising in Bahrain, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) calls on the United States Government and the international community to[…]
