Rally for Bahrain!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27 June 2016 Rally for Bahrain! In solidarity with the people of Bahrain When: Thursday, June 30, 2016, 1:00 – 2:00 PM Where: The Embassy of Bahrain, 3502 International Dr. NW, Washington, DC, 20008 Washington, DC– On Thursday June 30th at 1:00 PM, activists and human rights defenders will gather to protest[…]

International Twitter Campaign to #FreeNabeel

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), along with the Bahrain Institute for Rights & Democracy (BIRD) invite individuals and organizations around the world to show their support for Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab and his family by sharing a photo of themselves holding a poster of Nabeel or a message of[…]

HRC32: ADHRB urges Council to adopt stronger criteria for membership

On June 24, ADHRB International Advocacy Officer Michael Payne delivered an oral intervention at the 32nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 5.  Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. Mr. President, On occasion of the 10-year anniversary of the Human Rights Council, Americans for[…]

HRC32: Bahrain fails to cooperate with the Special Procedures

On June 24, Yusuf Al-Hoori, on behalf of Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain, delivered an oral intervention at the 32nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 5.  Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. الرجاء الضغط هنا لقراءة هذه الرسالة باللغة العربي Mr.[…]

US State Department Releases Overdue Report on Human Rights Situation in Bahrain

After several months delay, the US Department of State has released its report on the Bahraini government’s implementation of the 26 recommendations made by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) in 2011. The report reviews the progress made on each recommendation from 2011 through to early 2016; it fails to thoroughly examine the government’s[…]