On March 3, 2025, ADHRB delivered an intervention at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 58th session under item 3 during the Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Adhrb drew the council’s attention to the ongoing torture in Bahrain’s prisons, where political prisoners, especially minors,[…]
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On 28th June 2024, ADHRB delivered an intervention at the United Nation Human Rights Council session 56 during the annual discussion session on the human rights of women. ADHRB considered that Saudi Arabia should harmonize its legislation with human rights standards and release those detained for speaking out and advocating for women’s rights. Saudi Arabia’s[…]
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On 28th June 2024, ADHRB delivered an intervention at the United Nation Human Rights Council session 56 during the annual discussion session on the human rights of women. ADHRB expressed concern about Bahrain’s discrimination against women, in violation of the Vienna Declaration. We express concern about Bahrain’s discrimination against women, in violation of the Vienna[…]
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1- Introduction Bahrain has faced significant criticism due to its local laws and practices that violate international human rights obligations, specifically regarding the freedom of assembly and expression of opinion. Bahrain has been accused of using arbitrary arrests and unfair trials, as well as torture and medical negligence, as reprisals against opponents and human rights[…]
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The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) published today the opinion it adopted on 16 November 2023 during its 98th session concerning four elderly Bahraini opposition leaders. These Bahraini leaders were arbitrarily arrested and subjected to countless human rights violations including torture, enforced disappearances, prolonged solitary confinement, denial of phone contacts and visits,[…]
