ADHRB Calls For an Improvement in Human Rights Records in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Wednesday 3 July 2019 – During the 41st session of the Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an oral intervention during Item 5 of the General Debate. In the intervention, ADHRB raised concerns of the systematic and extensive humans rights violations that have been committed and are still[…]

ADHRB and 10 NGOs Send Letter to House Rules Committee Calling for Accountability for the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi Through the Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act

3 July 2019 – Yesterday, on 2 July, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), in cooperation with Article 19, Committee to Protect Journalists, Freedom House, Human Rights First, Human Rights Watch, James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, Open Society Policy Center, PEN America, Project on Middle East Democracy, and Reporters Without Borders sent[…]

Despite New Report by UN Human Rights Expert, the Trump Administration Remains Silent on MbS’ Role in Khashoggi Killing

On 19 June 2019, Agnes Callamard, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur for extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, issued a 100-page report in which she intricately described the details of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s execution and further implicated Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) in orchestrating the murder. Despite ample evidence stated in her report,[…]

ADHRB at HRC41 Condemns Culture of Impunity in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait

Ahead of the 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted a written statement on the prevalence of Impunity in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. Specifically, the statement highlights the states’ failure to hold security officers and government agents accountable for[…]

ADHRB Co-Sponsors Saudi Arabia Side Event Examining Ways to End Impunity

On Thursday 27 June, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain co-sponsored a side event panel at the 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council addressing steps the United Nations and states could take to enhance the impact of efforts to end impunity. The event was organized by ARTICLE 19, and co-sponsored[…]