Slaving Away: Migrant Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in the Gulf

Overview Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain is pleased to announce the release of Slaving Away: Migrant Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in the Gulf. The following report will examine migrant labor in Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, documenting how the combination of poor working and living conditions of migrant workers, the consequences[…]

Press Freedom: The Struggle to Capture Reality in Bahrain

In a speech to earlier this week to the 26th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, stated that strong journalism is vital to any democratic society—it is what fuels individuals to participate in political life. Journalists are essential to “the civil, political, economic,[…]

Upcoming Event: Concrete Steps: The Need for HRC Action On Human Rights in Bahrain

Join us for a discussion on the ongoing and systemic human rights abuses in Bahrain and the government’s failure to live up to their international commitments on human rights.  The esteemed panel will focus on answering the questions “Where to go from here?” and “What can the HRC do to address these continued abuses?”

Upcoming Event: Slaving Away: Migrant Exploitation and Human Trafficking in the Gulf

Please join Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) for a discussion to mark the official launch of its new report, Slaving Away: Migrant Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in the Gulf.  

ADHRB Weekly Newsletter 55

ADHRB Praises United Nations Human Rights Council Joint Statement on Bahrain Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain praises the coalition of 46 United Nations Member States who joined in supporting a joint statement expressing serious concern over the human rights situation in Bahrain. Read more here.  ### From ADHRB Take Action For Hussain Hubail & Press Freedom[…]