Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) has submitted a shadow report to the Human Rights Committee concerning the obligations of the Netherlands under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The Committee will review this and other reports at its 126th session in Geneva, Switzerland, […]
21 June 2019 – Yesterday, the United States (US) Senate voted to pass 22 resolutions disapproving US arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With this vote, the Senate is sending a clear message to President Donald Trump, and is demonstrating an increasing commitment to human […]
21 June 2019 – Yesterday, the United States (US) Senate voted to pass 22 resolutions disapproving US arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With this vote, the Senate is sending a clear message to President Donald Trump, and is demonstrating an increasing commitment to human […]
On 12 June 2019, Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a missile attack on an airport in Abha, Saudi Arabia, which is about 110 km (70 miles) north of the border with Yemen. According to reports, at least 26 civilians were injured. This is yet another incident among the now four-year war […]
On 26 April 2019, Qatar co-hosted a party in Washington DC to “celebrate the importance of media freedom and integrity,” despite its own lack of such freedoms. Jassim Bin Mansour al-Thani, a media attaché for the Qatari embassy, commented that “Qatar treats media in Qatar and around the world with […]
On 16 May 2019, United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan pardoned and released activist Abdul Rahman Bin Sobeih Al-Suwaidi after public interviews where Al-Suwaidi was forced to deny the torture and mistreatment he endured in the prisons and to condemn his reform group. While the freedom […]
On 23 May 2019, FIFA announced the member associations interested in hosting the Under-20 (U-20) World Cup for 2021. The U-20 World Cup is the international men’s youth football championship for the under-20 national teams. Amongst those interested in hosting are member associations from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United […]
On 1 April 2019, the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, and Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression published an Urgent Appeal addressed to Saudi Arabia regarding the disappearance of Yemeni […]
