ADHRB Praises U.N. Human Rights Council Joint Statement on Human Rights in Bahrain

Geneva, Switzerland – 10 June 2014 – Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) praises the coalition of 47 United Nations (U.N.) Member States who joined in supporting a joint statement expressing serious concern over the human rights situation in Bahrain.  The statement –the fourth joint statement to come out of the U.N. Human[…]

Upcoming Event: Bahrain: Empty Promises, Crowded Prisons

 Please join Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights, Civicus, the International Federation for Human Rights, and Human Rights Watch for:

Take Action for Hussain Hubail & Press Freedom

This month, ADHRB’s Champion for Justice is freelance photographer Hussain Hubail, who was arbitrarily arrested, tortured and sentenced to 5 years in prison for taking pictures of the pro-democracy protests in Bahrain. His appeal is set for Sunday June 22nd, 2014. Join us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook on June 20th by using hashtag #FreeHubail in your posts.[…]

Elections in Bahrain: Can the Stalemate be Broken in Time?

On 5 June, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) and the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) hosted an event at teh Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to discuss the upcoming elections in Bahrain. The event included: Matar Ibrahim Matar, former Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Bahrain; Les Campbell, Middle[…]

ADHRB Commemorates 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre

June 4, 2014 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. On this date in 1989, the Chinese government crushed pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, opening fire on peaceful student protesters that had camped on the grounds. Since then, the Chinese government has silenced any talk about the tragedy and has halted attempts[…]