Eight Years of Unfulfilled Promises: What ADHRB’s Report to the Committee Against Torture Reveals About Bahrain?

Executive summary The following report was produced by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain and included information presented during the July 2025 session of the UN Committee Against Torture. It considers developments in Bahrain regarding the recommendations that the organisation had raised in the 2017 CAT report. For each of the 18 recommendations,[…]

ADHRB at #HRC60 Condemns Systematic Persecution of Shia Rights in Saudi Arabia

On 2 August 2025, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an intervention during the 60th session of the Human Rights Council, under Item 9. ADHRB highlighted the systematic persecution of Shia citizens in Saudi Arabia and called for an end to sectarian discrimination, the release of detainees, freedom of religious practice,[…]

ADHRB at #HRC60 Condemns U.S. & Israeli War Crimes on Yemeni Civilians

On 30 September 2025, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an intervention during the 60th session of the Human Rights Council, under the General Debate of Item 8. ADHRB highlighted U.S. and Israeli war crimes in Yemen, including civilian casualties and the targeting of journalists, and urged Member States to ensure[…]

ADHRB at #HRC60 Exposes Reprisals Against Released Political Prisoners in Bahrain

On 23 September 2025, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an intervention during the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, under the General Debate of Item 4. ADHRB drew the Council’s attention to ongoing violations against released political prisoners in Bahrain, including arbitrary dismissals, repeated arrests, travel bans,[…]

ADHRB at #HRC60 condemns Israel’s Ongoing Genocide in Gaza

On 23 September 2025, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an intervention during the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, under the General Debate of Item 4. The intervention drew the Council’s attention to Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, highlighting the mass killings, destruction, famine, and targeting of[…]