On June 17, 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 3. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. Mr. Rapporteur, Alsalam Foundation, together with Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain and the[…]
17 March 2016, Geneva – Today, the Human Rights Council adopted the outcome of Second Cycle UPR report of Oman, with 233 recommendations made by Member States urging the Sultanate to improve its human rights practices. Of these 233 recommendations, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) is disappointed to note that only[…]
On March 16, 2016, at the 31st session of the Human Rights Council, Nedhal al-Salman, on behalf of ADHRB, BIRD, and BCHR, delivered an oral intervention during the Item 5 General Debate, in which she addressed Bahrain’s failure to cooperate with the Special Procedures, particularly concerning the treatement of children, and women human rights defenders.[…]