10 Orgs Call for Release of Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace on 100th Day of Hunger Strike

Nine Bahraini and international NGOs, and the University College Union launched a campaign last week marking the 100th day of detained human rights defender, Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace’s hunger strike. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Gulf Center for Human[…]

ADHRB UN Liaison Delivers Statement on Bahrain’s Discrimination Against Ethnic Minorities at HRC29

On 30 June 2015, ADHRB’s United Nations Liaison Amanda Milani delivered an oral intervention at the 29th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 9 on the discrimination against the Baharna and Ajam in Bahrain.  Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. الرجاء الضغط هنا لقراءة هذه الرسالة[…]

ADHRB International Advocacy Officer Highlights Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in Saudi and Bahrain

On 28 June 2015, ADHRB International Advocacy Officer Michael Payne delivered an oral intervention at the 29th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 8 on human rights in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.  Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. الرجاء الضغط هنا لقراءة هذه الرسالة باللغة العربي[…]

Event Notes: “Bahrain Political Prisoners and Human Rights Defenders”

  On 26 June 2015, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), the International Federation for Human Rights, World Organization Against Torture, Amnesty International, the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), Alsalam Foundation, and Human Rights Watch, co-sponsored[…]

Nedal al-Salman Delivers Intervention on Repression of Political Dissent in Bahrain

On 25 June 2015, Nedal al-Salman of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights delivered a statement on the continued silencing of political dissent in Bahrain  during the Item 5 General Debate at the 29th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.  Please continue reading below or click to download a PDF here. Mr. President, Alsalam Foundation, together[…]