HRC38 Item 3 GD Oral Intervention: Restrictions on Free Expression in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

On Monday 25 June, during the Item 3 General Debate at the 38th session of the Human Rights Council, ADHRB’s Saudi Advocacy Associate Tyler Pry delivered an oral intervention highlighting restrictions on freedom of expression and opinion in the Gulf Cooperation Council states, in particular Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Pry especially noted[…]

HRC38 Oral Intervention: Item 2 GD – highlighting the spurious charges facing Bahraini activists

On Tuesday 19 June 2018, at the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an oral intervention before the Council under the Item 2 General Debate. The intervention thanked the High Commissioner for his repeated highlighting of the spurious charges Nabeel Rajab faces,[…]

HRC38 Written Statement: ADHRB Assessment of the UAE 3rd Cycle UPR

On the occasion of the 38th session of the Human Rights Council, ADHRB submitted a written statement to the Council regarding the third Universal Periodic Review cycle of the United Arab Emirates. For a PDF of this statement, please click here. ADHRB Assessment of the UAE 3rd Cycle UPR Third Cycle UPR Overview The United Nations[…]

ADHRB Strongly Condemns Bahrain Court’s Decision to Uphold Five-Year Sentence for Nabeel Rajab

Today, 5 June 2018, Bahrain’s High Court of Appeal ruled to uphold the five-year prison sentence against human rights defender Nabeel Rajab on charges that clearly violate his right to free expression. Rajab is currently serving a total of seven years in prison in reprisal for his activism. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain[…]

Verdict in Appeal for Bahraini Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab set for 5 June

21 May 2018 – On Sunday, 20 May 2018, Bahrain’s High Court of Appeal adjourned until 5 June to issue its ruling on whether to uphold the five-year prison sentence against human rights defender Nabeel Rajab on charges that patently violate his right to free expression. Rajab is currently serving a total of seven years[…]