ADHRB Praises U.N. Human Rights Council Joint Statement on Human Rights in Bahrain

Geneva, Switzerland – 10 June 2014 – Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) praises the coalition of 47 United Nations (U.N.) Member States who joined in supporting a joint statement expressing serious concern over the human rights situation in Bahrain.  The statement –the fourth joint statement to come out of the U.N. Human[…]

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Renewed Call for Release of Jailed Bahraini Journalists before Human Rights Council’s 26th Session

9 June 2014 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 26th Session, ten free speech and human rights organisations have made a renewed call for the release of Bahraini journalists Hussain Hubail and Qassim Zain Aldeen. الرجاء الضغط هنا لقراءة هذه الرسالة باللغة العربي Hussain Hubail, an award-winning photographer, and cameraman Qassim Zain[…]

ADHRB Official Written Statement for United Nations HRC26

Alsalam Foundation submitted this statement on behalf of Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain to the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. In advance of the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain submitted an official statement regarding the need[…]

ADHRB Calls for Full Cooperation between Bahrain and OHCHR

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 2 May 2014 – Today, the United Nations (U.N.) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) concludes a two-month technical mission to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The purpose of the OHCHR mission was to assess any technical steps the Bahrain government has taken in addressing the human rights crisis facing the[…]