ADHRB urges US Administration’s implementation of Global Magnitsky Human Rights and Accountability Act

13 September 2017 – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) joins 22 other rights organizations in signing onto a joint letter to the US Secretaries of State and Treasury to urge them to follow through on implementing the Global Magnitsky Human Rights and Accountability Act. The legislation authorizes the President to impose financial[…]

Rights groups call on states to re-engage on Bahrain human rights concerns ahead of UN Human Rights Council

31 August 2017 – Today, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) along with other international human rights organizations have sent letters to 56 governments calling for increased pressure on the Bahraini government to make significant and immediate human rights reforms. The governments who received the letter joined in supporting a joint statement[…]

NGOs send letter to UN on 1-year anniversary of the arrest of Nabeel Rajab

Today,13 June 2017, 14 international human rights NGOs sent letters to all UN Member and Observer states urging them to call for the immediate release of Nabeel Rajab and all charges against him dropped. The Bahraini government has brought two cases against Rajab, one for tweet and one for media interviews. Bahraini authorities have subjected Rajab[…]