ADHRB at the Human Rights Council Raised Concerns about the Use of Mercenaries in the Yemeni Conflict

On the first day of the 42nd Human Rights Council Session, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an oral intervention drawing attention to the use of mercenaries in the Yemeni conflict. It discussed UAE’s use of such groups to divide Yemeni society and to deny them their right to self-determination. Click[…]

UN Special Procedures Publish Allegation Letter to Qatar on Discriminatory Treatment of the Bahá’í Religious Minority

On 16 August 2019, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief sent an to the Government of Qatar. The letter brought forth allegations concerning the discriminatory treatment of the Bahá’í religious minority in Qatar, specifically involving deportations, blacklisting, the inability to build a cemetery,[…]

HRC42 Written Statement: The Plight of Female Political Prisoners in Bahrain

Ahead of the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted a written statement to the Council to raise awareness and voice concerns around Bahrain’s detention of female political prisoners. Continue reading below for the full text of statement, or click here for a[…]

HRC42 Written Statement: ADHRB unequivocally condemns the attack on Photojournalist by Bahraini Embassy in London

Ahead of the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted a written statement to the Council concerning the treatment of journalists in the Gulf, and impunity, as well as efforts by Gulf states like Bahrain to silence dissent even outside their borders. Continue[…]

HRC42 Written Statement: Torture in the United Arab Emirates

Ahead of the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted a written statement to the Council concerning the practice of torture used by Emirati authorities to target individuals inside and outside the UAE. Continue reading below for the full text of the statement,[…]