Human Rights Defenders Threatened at the Human Rights Council

On 15 March 2015 during a side event that was organized by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), human rights defenders Husain Abdulla, Executive Director of ADHRB, and Abdulnabi Al-Ekri, President of Bahrain Transparency Society and member of the Bahrain Human Rights Observatory (BHRO), were reportedly threatened by MP Khalid Al-Shaer, Chairman[…]

UN Special Procedures Express Concern over Erasure of the Pearl Roundabout

An Arabic version of this statement can be found here. ### Washington, DC – March 18, 2011 – Four years ago today, government security forces in Bahrain destroyed the Pearl Roundabout, a monument which served as the center of the February 2011 uprising and has since become a symbol of the pro-democracy movement in Bahrain.[…]

Michael Payne Delivers Item 5 Intervention at HRC28

[youtube]https://youtu.be/ywPaHFGsPWs[/youtube] On 18 March, ADHRB Advocacy Associate, Michael Payne, delivered an oral intervention at the 28th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 5 on human rights in Bahrain. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. الرجاء الضغط  هنا لقراءة هذه الرسالة باللغة العربي ### Mr. President, Alsalam Foundation, together with Americans for[…]

ADHRB Executive Director Delivers Item 4 Intervention on Bahrain at HRC28

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxELhF2wLzs[/youtube] On 17 March, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain’s Executive Director, Husain Abdulla delivered an oral intervention during the Item 4 general debate at the 28th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Please continue reading for his full remarks or click here to download a PDF. لرجاء الضغط هنا لقراءة هذه الرسالة باللغة العربي[…]

Sayed Yousif al-Muhafdha Delivers Item 3 Intervention at HRC28

On 13 March, Sayed Yousif al-Muhafdha, acting vice-president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), delivered an oral intervention at the 28th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 3. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. الرجاء الضغط هنا لقراءة هذه الرسالة باللغة العربي ### Mr. President,[…]