An Overview of ADHRB Engagement at the 26th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

In June 2014, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) engaged the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC26) in Geneva, Switzerland to raise awareness of ongoing human rights abuses in Bahrain. ADHRB conducted advocacy meetings with member states, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,[…]

ADHRB Advocacy Associate Delivers Item 10 Oral Intervention at HRC26

On 25 June, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain’s Advocacy Associate, Michael Payne, delivered an oral intervention at the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item10 on technical assistance and capacity-building in Bahrain. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. الرجاء الضغط هنا لقراءة هذه الرسالة باللغة[…]

ADHRB Advocacy Associate Delivers Item 8 Oral Intervention at HRC26

On 24 June, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain’s Advocacy Associate, Michael Payne, delivered an oral intervention (1:20:05) at the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 8 on the Bahrain government’s follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a[…]

Event Summary: Concrete Steps: The Need for HRC Action on Human Rights in Bahrain

19 June 2014 – Geneva, Switzerland – Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), along with the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), the Bahrain Human Rights Observatory, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, in coordination with CIVICUS, the Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Freedom House, Reporters without Borders (RSF), Redress,[…]

BIRD Advocacy Associate Delivers Item 3 Oral Intervention at HRC26

On 19 June, Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy’s Advocacy Associate, Amanda Milani, delivered an oral intervention (1:53:40) at the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 3 on the situation of trafficking persons and migrant workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council states of Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Please continue reading for[…]