March Champions for Justice: Bahrain’s Imprisoned Women

More than four years since the Bahrain government’s brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, arbitrary arrests, injuries to protesters and politically motivated prison sentences continue.  Numerous Bahrainis remain behind bars today, including thousands of prisoners of conscience. Every month, ADHRB, BIRD and BCHR ask all defenders of human rights to take part in highlighting each of[…]

ADHRB Advocacy Associate Delivers Oral Intervention on Women’s Rights

Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) Advocacy Associate Michael Payne delivered an oral statement (starting at 55:00) today, March 24th, at the 25th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 8 regarding women’s rights in Bahrain. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. An Arabic translation of[…]