At HRC42, ADHRB Called Attention to the Hunger Strike in Bahrain

Today, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an oral intervention drawing attention to the hunger strike taking place in Bahraini prisons. The strike is to protest poor prison conditions and the abuses that prisoners face. ADHRB urges the Council to hold Bahrain to its international commitments and to protect the human[…]

Profiles in Persecution: Ali Ebrahim Salman

Ali Ebrahim Salman is a 30-year-old man who was arrested by Bahraini riot police without a warrant in 2017 and subjected to torture, which led to a deterioration of his health. He was sentenced to ten years in prison in absentia in 2019. Ali was arrested on 23 May 2017, while participating in a peaceful[…]

ADHRB and BIRD Side Event and Report Launch at HRC42: Bahraini Women Political Prisoners

11 September 2019 – Today, during the 42nd session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) hosted a side event to launch their new report, Breaking the Silence: Bahraini Women Political Prisoners Expose[…]

ADHRB Urges HRC42 to pressure Bahrain to bring its Actions in Line with International Standards of Human Rights

Today Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an oral intervention at the 42nd Session of the Human Rights Council under the General Debate on the update of the High Commissioner’s Annual Report. ADHRB raised concerns over current human rights abuses in Bahrain as Member of this Council. ADHRB urges the Council[…]

ADHRB at HRC42 Raised Concerns over the Lack of Clean Water and Sanitation Facilities in Bahrain

During the 42nd Human Rights Council Session under Item 3 Interactive Dialogue (ID) on the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) raised concerns over the lack of clean water and sanitation facilities in Bahrain. Click here for the PDF format[…]