On 12 March, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) hosted an event at the 25th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) examining Bahrain’s failure to reform and implement the recommendations received when the country underwent its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process in 2012. The event was held with participation from[…]
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Please join Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, the International Federation for Human Rights, the World Organization Against Torture, and REDRESS on 12 March for Failure to Reform: An Examination of Bahrain’s UPR Recommendations. This event will be held at the United Nations in Geneva and is open to the public. For additional[…]
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International Women’s Day marks a time to reflect on both the progress made, as well as the steps that remain necessary to ensure gender equality around the world. This year’s International Women’s Day theme – equality for women is progress for all – highlights that society remains inherently flawed when women are treated differently than[…]
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Geneva, Switzerland – 6 March 2014 – Today, Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa addressed the 25th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) to defend the kingdom’s human rights record. Sheikh Khalid characterized Bahrain as having made steady progress on implementing the recommendations of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry[…]
International attention has intensified on the plight of foreign workers building stadiums ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and rightly so. The workers are forced to live and work in horrendous conditions, with many believed to be in this position as a result of forced trafficking. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s (FIFA)[…]
