ADHRB Commends Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton

WASHINGTON, DC – November 26, 2013 – Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) commends European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton for her statement marking the two year anniversary of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) report. Presented by a spokesperson for Catherine Ashton, the statement called attention to the Government of[…]

ADHRB Applauds House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing on U.S. Policy toward Bahrain

  WASHINGTON, DC – November 19, 2013 – Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) applauds the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for holding a hearing today entitled “U.S. Policy Toward the Arabian Peninsula: Yemen and Bahrain,” which featured testimony from U.S. Department of[…]

ADHRB Weekly Newsletter 25

Featured Tweets Champions for Justice: Bahrain’s Prisoners of Conscience More than two years since the Government of Bahrain’s brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in the country, arbitrary arrests, injuries to protesters and politically motivated prison sentences continue.  Numerous Bahrainis remain behind bars today, including more than a dozen prisoners of conscience. With these injustices firmly[…]

ADHRB Expresses Concern over the Deteriorating Situation in Bahrain

WASHINGTON, DC – November 7, 2013 – On this date last year, Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior revoked the citizenship of 31 Bahrainis, who were all involved in the promotion of rights reform in the country. In the year since, Bahrain has witnessed an increase in repressive actions taken by authorities against human rights advocates, opposition[…]

Actions in Support of Champions for Justice: Bahrain’s Prisoners of Conscience

More than two years since the Government of Bahrain’s brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in the country, arbitrary arrests, injuries to protesters and politically motivated prison sentences continue.  Numerous Bahrainis remain behind bars today, including more than a dozen prisoners of conscience. With these injustices firmly in mind, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in[…]