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,[…]

Freedom for the Bahrain 13 Campaign

BAHRAIN 13 The “Bahrain 13″ are a group of prominent opposition prisoners in Bahrain who were arrested in March 2011 for their calls for civil and political rights and justice during the 14 February Uprising. They have been sentenced for up to life imprisonment after facing systematic ill treatment or torture during their arrest and[…]

ADHRB Commemorates the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

26 June 2014 – Washington, D.C. – Eighteen years ago, the United Nations General Assembly dedicated June 26 to be the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. As the international community pauses to reflect on the inhumane treatment victims of torture face, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) commits its[…]

State’s Annual TIP Report Paints a Bleak Picture of Trafficked Persons in the Gulf

Last week the State Department released its annual Trafficking in Persons report, with  Secretary of State John Kerry making a bold, unequivocal statement on the seriousness of the issue at the launch this morning: “All of us in this room are really all too aware that there’s perhaps no greater threat to human dignity and[…]

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,[…]