15 February 2019 – On 14 February 2019, Representative Jim McGovern provided remarks on the Congressional Record on the ongoing deterioration of human rights in Bahrain. This statement came on the eighth anniversary of the 2011 mass pro-democracy protests, which were met by a violent government crackdown that has continued to this day. Americans for[…]
Speakers: Maryam Al-Khawaja, leading human rights activist/GCHR Cristina Sugoni, ADHRB Riccardo Noury, Amnesty International Brian Dooley, Human Rights First Moderating and hosting the event: Senator Alberto Airola Find the Italian translation of the event summary here. Senator Alberto Airola opened the event by stating that it is clear that in the current geopolitical landscape, Bahrain[…]
14 February 2019 – Today marks the eighth anniversary of the mass pro-democracy movement in Bahrain, when tens of thousands of Bahraini citizens peacefully demonstrated around the country, calling for democratic reform and respect for human rights. However, as we commemorate this day, we condemn the Bahraini government’s violent suppression of the movement and its[…]
31 January 2019 – Today, on 31 January 2019, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) in cooperation with Adil Soz International Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Speech, ARTICLE 19, Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE), Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy[…]
15 January 2019 – On 8 January 2019, United States (US) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo embarked on a week-long trip to the Middle East and Arab Gulf, where he met with various leaders and high-level officials to discuss critical regional issues. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) is deeply disappointed with[…]