On Thursday 11 October, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) participated in Saudi Arabia’s 3rd cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) pre-session panel, organized by UPR Info. ADHRB spoke alongside several NGOs including Reprieve and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). GCHR spoke first at the panel, highlighting ongoing concerns surrounding women’s[…]
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October is National Arts & Humanities Month in the United States. As a US-based organization, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) believes this month serves as a great opportunity to highlight the important role protest art has had in the history of peaceful protest in Arab Gulf countries. With this in[…]
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Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) in cooperation with International Federation for Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) and World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) put forth a Joint Submission to Saudi Arabia’s 3rd Universal Periodic Review. In this report ADHRB, and FIDH assess the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s implementation of its[…]
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Americans for Democracy & Human Rights (ADHRB) in cooperation with PEN International (PEN) and Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have put forth a Joint Submission to Saudi Arabia’s 3rd Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This joint submission addresses that the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not recognize the right to free expression, and does[…]
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Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) in Cooperation with European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights (ESOHR) and Reprieve put forth a Joint Submission to Saudi Arabia’s 3rd Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This Joint submission concerns the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC) and the death penalty. Since 2011, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made use[…]
